CHRONICALLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

chronically

adverb

Definition of chronically

as in repeatedly

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Recent Examples of chronically 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 They were described by family members and neighbors as antisocial and chronically online. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Looksmaxxing for those wanting to improve their appearance; proteinmaxxing for the diet-focused; moneymaxxing for the future rich; and bedmaxxing for the chronically exhausted. — Paul Deraval, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 ProPublica shared its analysis with more than a dozen maternal health experts, including leaders in the field, who were unaware of the spike; early pregnancy complications are chronically underresearched. — Andrea Suozzo, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Yogi Bear Debuting in 1958 as a supporting character on The Huckleberry Hound Show, the chronically hungry, somewhat kleptomaniacal Yogi Bear soon broke out on his own with The Yogi Bear Show. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 A student is considered chronically absent when missing 10% or more of the school year. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 And perhaps just as importantly, executives knew that chronically online people recoil at being marketed to. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 Giamatti is well regarded and chronically outstanding, which may finally lift him into the winners circle. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically

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His attacker, another truck driver, didn't speak as Singh repeatedly asked why he was being attacked.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The Tigers repeatedly found explosive gains through the air, some created not by an extraordinary throw but by a defensive breakdown.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeatedly

Adverb

Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
The feeling of two characters perpetually fighting within her has long been a theme in her therapy sessions.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of perpetually

Adverb

Insanity defendants are disproportionately low-income, their cases rarely reach a jury, and there’s usually no dispute about the diagnosis, which is almost invariably schizophrenia.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of invariably

Adverb

So there’s not that much to happen in the last two-thirds of the drama than for your ribs to be constantly nudged with the idea of how easily the most respectable citizens among us will give in to modest proposals and, indeed, murder.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of constantly

Adverb

One of the eternally weird things about the genre is how the first-wave British legends still despise the term and refuse to be associated with it, even though it’s been decades since anyone used it as a pejorative.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
The Hudsonian godwits appeared eternally committed to these revels.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of eternally

Adverb

Taylor represents one of the many branches that’s continually sprouting from the Nick Saban coaching tree, having worked under the legendary coach at Alabama as a graduate assistant from 2007 to 2008.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
Devils and damned souls shall continually be rising through the registers.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of continually

Adverb

While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Plant operators will be able to stretch their operating cycles to 24 months, cutting down on expensive refueling outages and keeping the plant running continuously for longer stretches.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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