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

Kon subverts slasher tropes and nimbly toys with reality, constantly upending audience expectations and keeping us on our toes. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

And Farrell’s performance changes constantly, caught in the competing energies of the story. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025

The six are constantly in communication — a testament to their closeness after more than two years of living, training and performing with each other. —Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1