constantly

adverb

con·stant·ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē

Synonyms of constantly

: without variation, deviation, or change : always

constantly on the alert

constantly improving

a temperature that's constantly maintained

… the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.—Robert Louis Stevenson

: with regular occurrence : incessantly

constantly complaining

After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.—Ryan D. Wilson

All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home—and especially of the America I had never seen.—Paul Theroux

Examples of constantly in a Sentence

a crackpot who constantly wrote angry letters to the local newspaper stay constantly on guard until the danger of forest fire is past

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Living with endometriosis means becoming an expert on highly specialized ingredients and constantly cross-checking product labels. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026 In a world where music is everywhere and constantly available, there is something increasingly powerful about creating a space where people stop and really listen. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026 This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Lawmakers and their staffs — many of them aware of that pressure — have been hearing from hospital leaders constantly about their fears about the implementation of the cuts. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for constantly

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of constantly was in 1651

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