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con·stant·ly | \ ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē 
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\Definition of constantly
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 & Antonyms for constantly
Synonyms
- again and again,
- continually,
- frequently,
- hourly,
- much,
- oft,
- often,
- oftentimes
- (or ofttimes),
- over and over,
- repeatedly
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The first known use of constantly was in 1651
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