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 production Jaws of was notoriously over budget and over schedule, as a 26-year-old Spielberg had to contend with a constantly malfunctioning shark and inclement weather. —Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024

She was whipped constantly and regularly deprived of food and clothing. —Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

The Peso encounter is just one example of how Xavi’s young fans are constantly watching and weighing in on everything the singer does. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024

Creating a body of work can become ever evolving to the point of it never reaching a finish date; our tastes and our intentions constantly changing can lead to a lack of a fulfillment of the now. —Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1