constant

faithful, loyal, constant, staunch, steadfast, resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. faithful implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted.

• • faithful to her promise

loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray.

• • remained loyal to the czar

constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows.

• • constant friends

staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it.

• • a staunch defender of free speech

steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction.

• • steadfast in their support

resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose.

• • a resolute ally

continual, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual, perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence.

• • continual showers the whole weekend

continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension.

• • football's oldest continuous rivalry

constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence.

• • lived in constant pain

incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity.

• • annoyed by the incessant quarreling

perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration.

• • a land of perpetual snowfall

perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal.

• • a perennial source of controversy