unwearying
/ n'wi rii /
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality: Describing someone or something that continues with energetic effort and enthusiasm without becoming tired or losing intensity.
Usage
- The adjective "unwearying" is used to describe persistent, energetic effort that does not diminish over time. It is a formal term often applied to people's dedication, support, or work ethic.
- It typically modifies nouns referring to people (e.g., advocate, worker) or abstract concepts like effort or pursuit.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She was an unwearying advocate for environmental reform, attending every meeting and rally for a decade.
- His unwearying dedication to his craft was an inspiration to all his apprentices.
- The charity relied on the unwearying efforts of its volunteers.
Advanced Usage
- "unwearying in one's efforts": A formal phrase emphasizing persistent and tireless work toward a goal.
- The research team was unwearying in its efforts to find a cure.
Variants and Related Words
- Indefatigable (adj): (more common synonym) incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue.
- Tireless (adj): having or showing great effort or energy that does not diminish.
- Unflagging (adj): not becoming weaker or less determined; steady and persistent.
- Untiring (adj): not ceasing to be active or vigorous; indefatigable.
Synonyms
- Indefatigable
- Tireless
- Unflagging
- Untiring
- Persevering
- Dogged
Antonyms
- Wearying
- Fatigable
- Languid
- Lethargic
- Flagging
Notes
- "Unwearying" is less common in everyday speech than its synonyms "tireless" or "indefatigable." It carries a slightly literary or formal tone.
- It should not be confused with "unwearied," which means not tired, rather than not causing tiredness. "Unwearying" describes the (the person/force that does not tire), not the (the person who is not made tired).
Adjective
- showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
- an indefatigable advocate of equal rights
- a tireless worker
- unflagging pursuit of excellence