Synonyms for continuously
Most common
constantly continually endlessly incessantly non-stop unintermittedly
All synonyms
Adverb
1. Continually
continually, incessantly, constantly, endlessly, unceasingly, ceaselessly, perpetually, ever, permanently, twenty-four seven, unendingly, uninterruptedly, eternally, everlastingly, unstoppingly
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
Without pause.
She drove continuously for two hours.
Example sentences
- constantly My mother is constantly forgetting people's names.
- continually Kalman's hedgehog is continually exposed to music.
- endlessly I'm getting endlessly annoyed by this foolishness.
- incessantly The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| continuously | falling | |
| constantly | steady | |
| continually | steady | |
| endlessly | rising | |
| incessantly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ever2
- 9 letters
- endlessly3, eternally4
- 10 letters
- constantly3, unendingly
- 11 letters
- permanently4, continually5, perpetually5, incessantly4, ceaselessly3, unceasingly
- 12 letters
- unstoppingly
- 13 letters
- everlastingly
- 15 letters
- uninterruptedly, unintermittedly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ever2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- continuellement
- Deutsch
- wiederholt