constantly

adverb

con·​stant·​ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē 

1

: without variation, deviation, or change : always

constantly on the alert

constantly improving

a temperature that's constantly maintained

… the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.

—Robert Louis Stevenson

2

: with regular occurrence : incessantly

constantly complaining

After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.

—Ryan D. Wilson

All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home—and especially of the America I had never seen.

—Paul Theroux

Synonyms

• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• continually
• always

Examples of constantly in a Sentence

a crackpot who constantly wrote angry letters to the local newspaper

stay constantly on guard until the danger of forest fire is past

Recent Examples on the Web

Players’ well-being and moods are constantly assessed, with Smith’s four full-time staff, which includes a qualified nurse, using World Health Organisation tools. —George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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With someone like Charles, whose world is incredibly high-pressure and constantly moving — and a big thing is trust. —Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025

Jessica Perez has two kids who are constantly on the internet. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1