CHRONICALLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

chronically

adverb

Definition of chronically

as in repeatedly

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Recent Examples of chronically In the 2024-25 school year, almost 25% of Crowley ISD students were chronically absent, compared with 18% of students statewide, according to Texas Education Agency data. — Lina Ruiz october 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 The Family Caregiver Institute will be part of a broader program exploring best practices for serving the nation’s aging or chronically ill population. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 That kind of attention isn’t on just him but also on Indian Americans in even higher-profile jobs, such as, say, the first Indian American director of the FBI, the chronically embattled Kash Patel. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 These are working adults, parents, service members, veterans, military spouses, first responders and disabled or chronically ill students. — Alexis Lariviere, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026 Coming from such a chronically online space where people know me as that girl who would plaster your timeline with my music over and over and over again. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 About 24% of California’s youngest students were chronically absent in 2024-25, higher than the 19% chronic absenteeism rate for all students. — Edsource, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 The stakes are often high for older, sicker, chronically complex members. — Aric Coffman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 At the time, Mayor Christopher Clark said that the city was $164 million in debt due to a combination of factors, including a trail of expensive scandals left by predecessor Eric Kellogg, and chronically low tax collection rates. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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Pillay has repeatedly rebuffed critics who accused her of antisemitism or turning a blind eye to the Hamas attacks in Israel.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Foreign policy emerged as another major point of contention, particularly when moderator Rick Albin repeatedly pressed el Sayed to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeatedly

Adverb

But perpetually hunting in the same locale can dull the shimmer.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Francisco Everardo Oliveira Silva, nicknamed Tiririca by his mother for looking perpetually angry as a child, served four consecutive terms.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of perpetually

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Collective is beyond reproach, as the fake scores invariably echo with the essence of real ones), but little of which is memorable in its own right.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
The shovel now hangs above a massive fireplace in Digger’s mansion, one of those lavish, sprawling estates that the wealthy build as monuments to themselves and which invariably become mausoleums.

— Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of invariably

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The October 2025 cease-fire plan freed the last remaining Israeli hostages and ostensibly ended hostilities, but Israel continues to constantly strike targets in Gaza, often killing civilians, including some 300 children in the past year.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Onstage, Slayyyter, whose real name is Catherine Grace Garner, is a force, constantly moving around the stage, thrashing her head along to the music and screaming the lyrics to her songs.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of constantly

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Since God is eternal Spirit, God’s image must be wholly and eternally spiritual.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
And this column is eternally grateful for his help in getting us through another day of quadrupleheader weirdness and wildness.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of eternally

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The legendary train, operated by Belmond, will depart Paris, roll along the breathtaking coastal railway of the Côte d’Azur, before stopping in the perennially glamorous Monegasque district.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
The awards peaked at 15 million viewers for Madonna’s opening number, which directly followed a game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Ravens over the Dallas Cowboys (who are perennially among the NFL’s biggest TV draws).

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of perennially

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As things currently stand, the rubber particles which are continuously shed by conventional tires are one of the main sources of microplastics pollution.

— Ben Coxworth October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
New foundation models are introduced frequently, existing models are continuously updated and pricing structures often change as providers optimize performance, scale and market positioning.

— Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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