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

Reference to the puppy-killing becomes a recurring gag throughout the episode, along with her face melting away and having to be constantly patched up by a team of makeup artists. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

The average foot is home to billions of bacteria, which live off the sweat that your feet are constantly producing. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025

Social media apps are constantly rolling out new updates to ensure their platforms are advancing with the times, and these changes often garner mixed reactions. —Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Here in Los Angeles, I am constantly inspired by the city’s vibrant creative energy. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1