incessantly

adverb

(ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē How to pronounce incessantly (audio)
Definition of incessantlynext
as in constantly
on every relevant occasion she incessantly made the same suggestion for a Roman theme whenever anyone mentioned holding a party

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Recent Examples of incessantly Win or lose, the plays will be clipped incessantly, jammed into highlight reels or viral tweets, and B-roll of fans flooding the streets past subway stops adorned in Knicks colors and Timberlands will be plastered all over a thousand documentaries. — Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026 Oh, and the app can be a bit touchy and will beep incessantly if the fire is slow to start. — Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026 Hanna’s teammates — all male — bully her incessantly, and Alexander pays her a little too much attention. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026 Teachers are also satisfied as bans take away the arduous task of incessantly asking students to put their phones away. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for incessantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incessantly
  1. constantly
  2. always
  3. continually
  4. consistently
Adverb
  • Preoccupied with other priorities and under pressure to drive sales through constantly evolving trends, brands and designers often paid little attention to the impact their material choices had on animals and the environment.
    — P.J. Smith, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • The idea that a company constantly tracks what a car does, whether it was involved in a crime or not, manages to violate people’s expectations of privacy in their personal space and of freedom of movement simultaneously.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of constantly
Adverb
  • Crowley's mention of the Evers endorsement drew a round of applause at both of his campaign stops in New Glarus and Madison this week, but similar votes of confidence haven't always been decisive in other primaries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For Braswell, the winning combination has always been travel and the outdoors, two of her greatest joys.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of always
Adverb
  • The greatest competitive advantage is the discipline to continually question what everyone else, including themselves, has come to accept as obvious.
    — David Henkin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • O’Donnell believes her willingness to continually engage the President is appealing to her fans.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of continually
Adverb
  • Anthropic's own researchers reached a similar conclusion in a paper presented at ICLR in 2024, finding that training on human preferences does not remove sycophancy and can encourage it, and that five leading assistants showed it consistently.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If Washington can sharpen its demands and communicate them consistently, both sides will be better able to focus negotiations and develop more viable plans for implementation—leading to a more durable agreement.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of consistently

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“Incessantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incessantly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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