The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
ad infinitum
adverb /ˌæd.ɪn.fɪˈnaɪ.təm/
/-t̬əm/ Definition
› for ever, without ending: "Why was she such a lousy boss?" "Oh, because she was unreasonable, disrespectful, rude, inconsiderate - I could go on ad infinitum."Continuous and permanent
(Definition of ad infinitum adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of ad infinitum
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Continuous & permanent, but you might be interested in these topics from the Time topic area:
- About to happen
- Always & never
- At the right time
- Coming to an end
- Continually & repeatedly
- Continue & last
- Days & times of day
- Days, & parts of the week
- Decades, centuries & the millennium
- Describing age & birthdays
- Describing people who are old
- Describing people who are young
- Describing when something happened or will happen
- Early
- Finished & over
- Frequency & regularity - general words
- Immediately
- In the future & soon
- In the past
- Lasting for a long time
- Late
- Long periods of time
- Modern & fashionable
- Names of months
- New
- Now
- Old or old-fashioned
- Pauses & interludes
- Periods of time - general words
- Physically and mentally mature & immature
- Points in time
- Rarely & infrequently
- Relating to regular periods of time
- Relating to time
- Schedules & agendas
- Short in time
- Specific periods of time
- Spending time & time passing
- Stages & phases
- Stages of life
- Temporary
- The seasons
- Turning points & deciding moments
- Until a particular moment
- Watches & clocks
- Years & yearly
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus: Continuous & permanent
Synonyms and related words:
- abiding adjective
- ceaseless adjective
- chronic adjective (LONG-LASTING)
- continuous adjective
- deathless adjective
- eternal adjective
- fluid adjective (MOVEMENT)
- indelible adjective
- indissoluble adjective
- ineradicable adjective
- interminable adjective
- keeps noun
- persistent adjective
- round-the-clock adjective
- smooth adjective (NOT INTERRUPTED)
- smoothly adverb
- standing adjective
- stretch noun (TIME)
- sustained adjective
- twenty-four seven adverb, adjective
Our dictionaries
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
