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 of constantly

• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• continually

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 whiplash is a lot to process, and Dominique Purdy, who makes music as the Koreatown Oddity, constantly works to make sense of it. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

From shredding the slopes in the winter to floating on the water in the summer, the unofficial capital of the Sierra Nevada sees outdoorsy travelers constantly flocking to its campsites and cabins. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Finally, frenemies Jen (Erika Swayze) and Pepper (Emmy Liu-Wang) are constantly in competition with one another. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

This is constantly fed by high-velocity air rammed through massive side intakes, directly chilling the cooling fluid. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1