constantly

adverb

con·​stant·​ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē 

1

: 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

2

: 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

Synonyms

• again and again
• continually
• frequently
• hourly
• much
• oft
• often
• oftentimes
• ofttimes
• over and over
• repeatedly

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Every pharmaceutical company is constantly searching for its next blockbuster — the billion-dollar drug that dominates a market, brings in hordes of customers, and deposits hefty profits in drugmakers’ bank accounts. —Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 May 2024

The problem is, planets actually need volcanoes to constantly replenish their atmospheres, because those atmospheres are constantly being lost to space, Gilmore explains. —Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024

The way the collection is shared and received by that audience is constantly changing. —Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024

During our childhood, my parents were constantly fighting about money and my brother. —Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024

And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world. —TIME, 7 May 2024

Bring to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. —Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024

Bloomberg Google employees haven’t been outspoken about the company’s antitrust trial, as workers have grown used to the tech giant constantly struggling with regulatory issues. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 May 2024

When Dončić arrived in the league, almost six years ago, he was compared to Harden constantly. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1