CONTINUOUSLY Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

continuously

adverb

Definition of continuously

as in constantly

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as in steadily

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Recent Examples of continuously The large-scale, long-term installation will integrate the ClarosTechUV technology directly into Daikin’s manufacturing operations, creating a continuously operating PFAS destruction system engineered for industrial-scale performance. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Built in 1916, the dollhouse was designed and continuously redecorated until 1935 by Carrie Stettheimer (1869-1944). — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 The system continuously collects information about vehicles captured by cameras across its network and allows law enforcement to retrieve that information later. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 These initial satellites transformed experimental infrared observations into an operational program that continuously monitored the globe for missile launches. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for continuously

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Adverb

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

Adverb

Despite having access to the same highly effective medications, the number of new hepatitis C infections reported across the country steadily increased from 2013-2021 and remained stagnant between 2021-2023.

— Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Right Now told The Times that the house is in good shape, is actively occupied — by people, not wild animals — and is slowly but steadily being renovated with long-term preservation in mind.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of steadily

Adverb

Roosevelt’s patrician upbringing, as well as ties to her husband’s career, led to certain frictions between the two, with Murray consistently urging the First Lady to act on behalf of Black Americans and other oppressed peoples.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Anchored by Adam Fox on the blue line and world-class play in net from Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers consistently limit dynamic scoring opportunities.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of consistently

Adverb

One camp of the ultra-rich cohort is actively exiting the country and slamming the tax policies as bad for business, while a whole other group is publicly demanding that they be taxed more.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Bakhrani has been actively building community through frequent collaborations, Pakistan Day block parties, and a rotating menu of inventive, nostalgic takes on Pakistani flavor.

— Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of actively

Adverb

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

Definition of incessantly

Adverb

To reveal more of Okita’s endlessly surprising and playfully ambiguous script would be to rob audiences of the film’s numerous pleasures, which run the gamut from hearty belly-laughs to heartbreaking melodrama.

— James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of endlessly

Adverb

Flock stands by the accuracy and integrity of its technology and intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation.

— Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Whisk vigorously until the mixture turns pale and thick like wet sand, 2 to 3 minutes -- this is the espumita base.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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