Synonyms for perpetually
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Constantly
always, constantly, incessantly, continually, eternally, continuously, endlessly, everlastingly, permanently, for ever, ceaselessly, ever, unceasingly, infinitely, unendingly
Other
non-stop, ever-more, perpetuously dated rare
Definitions
- adv. 1
Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
Example sentences
- constantly My mother is constantly forgetting people's names.
- continually Kalman's hedgehog is continually exposed to music.
- eternally All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.
- incessantly The sea waves lash incessantly against the cliffs.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| perpetually | rising | |
| constantly | steady | |
| continually | steady | |
| eternally | rising | |
| incessantly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ever2
- 6 letters
- always2
- 9 letters
- endlessly3, eternally4
- 10 letters
- constantly3, infinitely4, unendingly
- 11 letters
- permanently4, continually5, incessantly4, ceaselessly3, unceasingly
- 12 letters
- continuously5, perpetuously
- 13 letters
- everlastingly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ever2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- perpétuellement
- Italiano
- perpetuamente