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

Penn and Ritchie argued constantly over politics, but in the increasingly heated political environment saw their enduring friendship as an example to emulate. —David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024

But there are potential dangers to constantly posting about your child online, says Leah Plunkett, a faculty member at Harvard Law School who specializes in children, family law and technology. —Andrew Limbong, NPR, 20 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1