Synonyms of continually

continually

adverb

kən-ˈtin-yü-ə-lē 

1

as in constantly

many times

grew up in a time when children were continually being told to mind their manners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constantly
• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• always
• regularly
• continuously
• consistently
• oft
• hourly
• time and again
• oftentimes
• again
• time after time
• over and over
• again and again
• usually
• much
• routinely
• a lot
• unceasingly
• perpetually
• periodically
• commonly
• habitually
• uninterruptedly
• generally
• ordinarily
• anew
• continuingly
• intermittently
• night and day
• afresh
• recurrently

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rarely
• seldom
• now
• infrequently
• sometimes
• occasionally
• little
• never
• now and then
• once
• sporadically
• ne'er

2

as in always

on every relevant occasion

the computer program continually updates the file with new information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constantly
• always
• consistently
• invariably
• often
• usually
• continuously
• incessantly
• frequently
• perpetually
• repeatedly
• forever
• ever
• unfailingly
• normally
• commonly
• at every turn
• regularly
• routinely
• typically
• night and day
• generally
• steadily
• aye
• inevitably
• habitually
• oft
• ordinarily
• oftentimes
• uninterruptedly
• unremittingly
• recurrently
• eternally
• dependably
• everlastingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• never
• sometimes
• occasionally
• periodically
• intermittently
• rarely
• seldom
• infrequently
• unusually
• sporadically
• ne'er
• variously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of continually

The weapon of choice to keep the screwworm at bay is a plant in Pacora, Panama, that has been continually churning out sterile flies, which mate with wild female flies to halt reproduction. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Seffrin and his team note that their study suggests that men might be able to thwart bonking by running slower in the first half of a marathon and getting continually faster as the race progresses, a pacing strategy known as negative splitting. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 2 July 2026

Like an author of fantasy fiction, Wolfgang Voigt is continually rewriting and restructuring the internal logic of his own world, going back to his old work in the hopes of imposing some order upon his sprawling mythopoeia. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026

Team Priorities In today’s environment, priorities must be continually assessed and reset. — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026