incessantly

adverb

in·​ces·​sant·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt-lē 

: in an unceasing manner : without interruption or relief : continually

talking incessantly

… still lived at home with his mother, who pestered him incessantly to get married …

—Walter Karp

Synonyms of incessantly

• constantly
• always
• continually
• consistently

Examples of incessantly in a Sentence

she incessantly made the same suggestion for a Roman theme whenever anyone mentioned holding a party

Recent Examples on the Web

Diggle’s singular guitar style, a minimalist technique which often consists of just two or three notes played incessantly, derived from both a punk need to get back to rock basics and the limitations of shoddy equipment. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

An early adopter of the telephone, Bell soon found that his rang incessantly. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The rain beats down incessantly, Lamb’s personal habits have not improved, and poor Cartwright is grieving someone close to him. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above