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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in constantly

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

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Recent Examples of perpetually Being as Vintage Violence explores the potential of human connection via the internet, sharing locations becomes the ultimate sign of trust and intimacy in this perpetually online rom-com. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Running parallel to this butchery investigation is the arrival of perpetually hungover FBI agent Gwen Birgssen, played by British actress Lily James with an incomprehensible southern drawl and some clunky platitudes that veer into genre parody. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 But the alternative—the freedom to perpetually abandon difficult circumstances—is, in the long run, the more wearying path. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Local election boards save money — tens of millions per election, in some cases — for vital governmental agencies that are perpetually underfunded. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perpetually

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetually

Adverb

Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Lassen is so on the same page, and forever grateful to Frankel for freeing her from the dating-app quagmire.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of forever

Adverb

The display glasses didn’t always respond to thumb swipes and sometimes lagged after voice commands.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Sally Hayden’s reportage is always deeply humane, rigorous and challenging, and this new book promises to be an education.

— Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of always

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

Their sweeping measure, announced earlier this month, would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
This new law permanently eliminated the expiration date to allow Holocaust survivors and their heirs to indefinitely pursue the recovery of these works of art.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of permanently

Adverb

But voters have consistently said that the cost of living and economy, not crime, are their top priorities.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
Willis already has demonstrated the necessary leadership traits to be a franchise quarterback, something that often requires one to consistently fall on the sword — even if the very failure did not remotely involve you.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of consistently

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

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

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