infinite

infinite
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Unlimited]
Syn. unbounded, boundless, endless, illimitable, unconfined, countless, incalculable, interminable, measureless, untold, inexhaustible, bottomless, unfathomable, without number, without end, without limit, limitless, tremendous, immense, having no limit, having no end, never-ending, immeasurable; see also endless 1 , unlimited .
Ant. limited, bounded*, restricted, finite.
2. [Endless]
Syn. without end, unending, incessant; see constant 1 , eternal 2 , perpetual 1 .
3. [Absolute]
Syn. supreme, perpetual, enduring; see absolute 1 , immortal 1 .
n.
Syn. boundlessness, infinity, the unknown; see eternity 1 , space 1 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
endless, boundless, limitless, unlimited, countless, immeasurable, innumerable, inexhaustible, astronomical, vast, immense, never ending, eternal, ceaseless, perpetual.
ANT.: finite, limited, ending
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having no ends or limits: boundless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable, limitless, measureless, unbounded, unlimited. See LIMITED. 2. Without beginning or end: eternal, sempiternal. See LIMITED. 3. Too great to be calculated: countless, immeasurable, incalculable, incomputable, inestimable, innumerable, measureless, uncountable. See BIG.

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