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 To qualify for the record, Sunderland must travel continuously in one direction, touch two antipodal points, and complete the entire journey on the exact same motorcycle. — New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026 The attraction ran continuously at Disney World’s EPCOT Center until 1994 and lasted three years longer at Disneyland's Magic Kingdom before it was closed in 1997. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Additionally, the new program builder will automatically set up and manage vendor onboarding processes, continuously monitor and update information on suppliers and automatically send compliance follow-ups. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 Even a slender 71 minutes is a long time to stay in such a narrow comic lane, but the laughs arrive continuously until the end and the larger conceptual framework is airtight. — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for continuously

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Adverb

What is something people constantly assume about you that is completely wrong?

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
The Americans were constantly pounding the ball inside and converting turnovers into easy layups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of constantly

Adverb

The film centers on Leo and Anne, whose relationship becomes caught in a cycle of attraction and separation as the boundaries between intimacy and dependence, care and control and presence and absence steadily begin to collapse.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
The trend is part of the broader nationalization of American politics, which has steadily eroded the independence candidates once enjoyed from their political parties.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of steadily

Adverb

As the most consistently excellent side in rugby union history, the All Blacks usually repaid any reaction by inflicting a defeat.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
High temperatures will consistently reach the low to mid-90s each afternoon, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees.

— Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of consistently

Adverb

Some lead actors are actively involved in the development of their shows; others are admittedly given a producer credit as a vanity title.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Staged under the theme of Via Nomadis, which means the nomadic path, the showcase invited guests to actively participate in a narrative shaped by fashion, space, moving image and light.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of actively

Adverb

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
The Holbrook sisters are undersocialized and inexperienced with the world, and Herzog sees them as figures out of a fable, dreamers who talk incessantly about love and seem connected to the elemental and the ancient.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of incessantly

Adverb

Mulligan then upped the goal to $3 million on Friday, the same day the judge declared a mistrial after one juror steadfastly refused to align with the other 11.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026
Jay Baruchel plays Carter, with Laurence Leboeuf as his steadfastly loving wife, Gloria.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of steadfastly

Adverb

The travelers drawn to my trips are discerning, endlessly curious, and motivated by experiences that matter.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
At its worst, Dark Matter could feel like a Charlie Kaufman movie — the endlessly scaffolded universe of Synecdoche, New York comes to mind, in particular — without the wit and bruised humanity.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of endlessly

Adverb

Replant the area with vigorously growing groundcovers or turfgrass because any spot of bare soil is an opportunity for stiltgrass to resprout.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Cook, stirring vigorously and breaking up pockets of flour as needed, until a thin film forms on bottom and sides of pan and dough comes together into a single mass, 2–3 minutes.

— Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of vigorously

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