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

His desire to be a pilot fits a personality that’s constantly looking to push himself. —Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

But no one tells you about the mental toll of constantly questioning yourself. —Joe Altieri, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025

On its for-you-page, which is powered by a proprietary algorithm owned by parent company ByteDance, the infinite scroll keeps users engaged on the app by constantly exposing them to new creators and trends that the algorithm predicts will align with their interests. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025

Scheduling became an even bigger challenge than constantly being shot at in the game while trying to practice the play. —Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1