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

• again and again
• continually
• frequently
• hourly
• much
• oft
• often
• oftentimes
• ofttimes
• over and over
• repeatedly

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

The Gemstones characters had a tendency to constantly fall back into bad habits. —Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025

Boyle also credited him with communicating constantly. —Peter Baugh, New York Times, 3 May 2025

For high-achieving professionals, constantly pushing through fatigue leads to burnout. —Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025

In today's world of AI, technological advancements are constantly reshaping industries. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 3 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1