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 of constantly

• often
• repeatedly
• frequently
• continually

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

All of my clothes are constantly soaking wet all the time. —Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025

Bring to a boil over medium, stirring constantly using a heat-proof rubber spatula. —Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025

In truth, Judaism is constantly being made and remade. —Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025

Raised by her mother figure Flamingo (Matías Catalán) alongside her loving ensemble of makeshift aunts, she’s constantly bullied for the crime of growing up in what appears to be the only loving home in town. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1