interminable

Seems to last forever

Interminable describes something that seems to have no end, usually because it's tedious or exhausting: an interminable meeting, interminable delays.

The word emphasizes subjective experience—something interminable may actually end, but feels like it never will.

The drive through Kansas was interminable.

duration

endless

Without termination or boundary

incessant · prolonged · continuous · everlasting · eternal · infinite · boundless · limitless · sustained · unremitting

tedium

boring

Failing to engage interest

tiresome · dreary · mind-numbing · dragging · plodding · long-winded · repetitive · humdrum · ponderous · laborious

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duration/length

interminablebrief

Short in duration

short · fleeting · momentary · quick · short-lived

boundedness

interminablefinite

Having definite bounds

terminable · bounded · limited · ending · measurable

Family

interminably, interminability

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G