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 The hotel’s second-floor reception area has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beach, a pool table that is perpetually in play, and couches for gathering over morning coffee and evening sips. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026 Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 The feeling of two characters perpetually fighting within her has long been a theme in her therapy sessions. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 The 2026 mode of always-on digital contact means every part of Alex’s life perpetually crashes into the others. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perpetually

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Notable In 2025, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing, a hot mic picked up a conversation between Putin and Xi in which the two discussed organ transplants and the possibility of living forever.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Didn’t appreciate that the time to stop Milwaukee is now or forever hold your peace.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of forever

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

Surfing To Cannes MIPCOM always needs a bit of glitz and glamor and this year that largely came in the form of those beloved red shorts and swimsuits.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Our industry-leading investment in artist development has always guided that work and will continue to do so.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of always

Adverb

Here, the honey bee achieves the same objective with flexible structures that continually twist and change shape.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
The exchange speaks to a broader shift in how craft is continuing to be understood, not as a static inheritance but as a living body of knowledge, continually shaped by those who practice it.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of continually

Adverb

And unlike its siblings, the subframe on the T40 is permanently welded to the main frame as opposed to being bolted on.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
His tenure—cut short by his untimely death from cardiac angiosarcoma in 2021, at 41—permanently altered the conversation about whom luxury is for and who gets to make it.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of permanently

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

Collective is beyond reproach, as the fake scores invariably echo with the essence of real ones), but little of which is memorable in its own right.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
The shovel now hangs above a massive fireplace in Digger’s mansion, one of those lavish, sprawling estates that the wealthy build as monuments to themselves and which invariably become mausoleums.

— Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of invariably

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