PERPETUALLY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

perpetually

adverb

pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē

Definition of perpetually

as in forever

for all time a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions

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as in constantly

on every relevant occasion the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show

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Recent Examples of perpetually 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 Contrast this dynamic with private technology companies, which are perpetually at war for their survival. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026 The purpose is solely education, along with recruiting new watchmakers for an industry that is perpetually short on skilled craftspeople. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perpetually

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually

Adverb

Memory costs are outside management's control and won't remain this high forever, so our focus is on how Apple is navigating the issue.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Its future–and that of big-time college athletics–could be forever altered by the results of Tuesday’s elections.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of forever

Adverb

Heather Knight, a native of Northern California, has always casually cheered on the San Francisco Giants and the Golden State Warriors.

— Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Pre-Columbian ruins are always near, reachable by boat, trek, and car, on excursions organized by the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of always

Adverb

Volunteers also reported that Basabe continually directed the speaker toward them even after Miami Beach code compliance officers told him that its volume exceeded the city’s noise limit.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Living organisms continually release gases such as oxygen and methane into the atmosphere.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of continually

Adverb

The projector itself is a near cube permanently attached to a gimbal mount.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The Roseville Telephone Museum has permanently closed after 22 years, part of a broader strain on local institutions where 90% of Sacramento Area Museums members report urgent volunteer shortages.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of permanently

Adverb

The Fed has consistently cited strong consumer spending in its economic assessments, but the richest 10% of Americans account for half of that spending today.

— Erin Kay Lockwood, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Creating a consistently personal luxury retail experience is the secret behind SKP‘s success, which also helped the luxury department store remain at the forefront of retail innovation.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of consistently

Adverb

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

Adverb

Newcomer Mia Tharia’s Josie is a sickly genius who’s invariably kind to Klara and precociously self-aware in the vein of YA teen heroes everywhere.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
If her hair wasn’t blond and invariably (possibly strategically) mussed?

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of invariably

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