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

• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• continually
• always

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

The book is dense with literary references but Harpman constantly makes fun of her forebears. —Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

When a celebrity constantly reinvents themselves without a clear sense of purpose or authenticity, audiences start to tune out. —Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025

These include declines in cognition, alterations in life circumstances (such as the death of a spouse) and difficulty keeping up with the constantly changing technological landscape. —Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025

From that point, Corinne was constantly on the phone, speaking to hospice coordinators and doctors trying to get her dad qualified for hospice and MAID. —Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1