consistently
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2.8
- adverb
- /kənˈsɪstəntli/
:
constantemente
- So I've consistently bought that stock for years.
- consistently show
- consistently high
- research has consistently shown
If you're asking if I'm seeing anyone else consistently then no I'm not.
- If you're asking if I'm seeing anyone else consistently then no I'm not.
- They had lost trust in him being consistently candid in his communications.
- Small things when done consistently lead to bigger and bigger things.
- He thinks about you a lot and that is he consistently initiates contact.
- But when she's consistently selfish, she's not in love.
- We've been consistently lied to for a long time.
- So this man is consistently a liar, consistently disloyal to other individuals.
- And they do it fairly consistently, I guess, right.
- You want to over deliver consistently at a freakish level.
- So tennis has been my exercise consistently now for maybe the last year.
- So yes, we're going to add to that friend base consistently after posting consistently.
- And we find that consistently in VR that time changes.
Examples
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So tennis has been my exercise consistently now for maybe the last year.
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Small things when done consistently lead to bigger and bigger things.
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It's the small things done consistently that are the big things.
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It's like you have to be on your game consistently, and it's a lot.
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That other fellow there has been winning consistently.
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The results of these studies indicate consistently that error detection skills improve with this type of practice.
Academic text (2011) -
A principled person acts with integrity by consistently doing what is right rather than what is easy.
Academic text (2011) -
For example, a student with a self-denigrating attitude may consistently endorse survey items with a negative response bias.
Academic text (2011) -
Cultural beliefs and practices have often and consistently been discussed as critical determinants of childbearing intentions.
Academic text (2011) -
He consistently arrives at work on time, which makes him a reliable team member.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
On every occasion without exception
386
1.0
Often at the same or fixed times
146
3.5
In a regular way without much thought
91
2.3
Happens often at set times
75
3.9
To do something in a planned, regular way
57
4.2
Always in every situation without change
54
2.6
In a loyal, reliable, or exact way
33
2.5
In a way you can trust to work or happen
26
3.7
In the same way across all parts or times
6
5.6
In a way that always happens and never fails
6
5.4
Happens every year or for a long time
1
3.0
In a way that people can rely on
1
6.9
In a calm, steady way without sudden changes
In a way that does not change over time
In a way that stays the same over time
In the same way every time
In a steady, unchanging way
In a way that agrees with rules or standards
Antonyms
How Consistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
consistently = consistent (transparent) = consist + ent + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'consistent' using the productive adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
The word consistently comes from consist, which originally meant 'stand together' from the parts con- 'together' and sist 'stand'. So consistently means doing something in a regular, steady way, or 'always the same'.