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

During this stretch run, school is constantly in session for the Charlotte Hornets. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026

Unlike the other side, which constantly changes its position, our stance has always been clear. —Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

For Caldwell, weighing the risks of his work has always felt more like a mental abstraction, an algorithm of constantly shifting variables, than an instinctive act of self-preservation. —Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

These are the regions where specific tick populations are permanently established, constantly present and actively transmitting diseases. —Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1