constant
525
2.5
- adjective
- /ˈkɒnstənt/
- Education is a site of constant negotiation and struggle, and will probably always be so.
- constant change
- constant pressure
- constant threat
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it's just like a constant onslaught.
- And it's just like a constant onslaught.
- And so it it was, it was a constant search for pills.
- And it's still just constant, it's ongoing.
- And you know, there were there was constant arguing in the driveways.
- And so as we're in constant flow, we're back and forth.
- It is something subject to constant changes and revisions.
- Then there is the constant issue of grief.
- And it's like this constant flow for months at a time.
- He was kind of in this constant cycle of like up and down.
- I'm being preoccupied by his constant talking to me.
- I was in despair, like constant despair for days.
- We are so uptight in the US and it's just constant coming and going.
- And it's just like this constant feedback, you know, like a cycle.
- So it's a it's a constant flow of spiritual Nuggets.
Examples
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Then there is the constant issue of grief.
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How am I supposed to work with constant noise like that?
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That movie was just a constant party I loved.
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And it's like this constant flow for months at a time.
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Above all, they want to live without the constant fear of war.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, as I was saying, life was a constant struggle for survival.
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You know, she's had constant pain from her back since the time she was born.
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The Internet filter in the public schools where I began my career was a constant irritant.
Academic text (2015) -
Such garments could be worn every day and provide constant health monitoring for people at risk.
Academic text (2011) -
The constant hum of the air conditioning made it hard to concentrate.
Synonyms
357
4.3
Lasting forever without end
327
2.0
Not changing over time and remaining the same
262
2.5
Continuing for a very long time and not stopping
229
1.3
Happening without stopping for a period of time
209
2.8
Happening over a long time and not finished
157
3.7
Without a break or gap, for example in a curve
145
3.1
Continuing for a very long time with no end
129
5.1
Keeps going without stopping and stays very strong
109
3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
95
4.9
Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
87
5.8
Lasting for a very long time without stopping
72
4.5
Lasting forever without end
34
1.3
Continuing without any stops or pauses
32
7.0
Not stopping and not getting less strong
30
5.3
Continuing for a long time and often returning
29
4.2
Continuing without stopping or being disturbed
29
6.3
Happening all the time without stopping
27
4.1
Lasting a long time without stopping
17
3.9
Without stopping in time or space
13
7.5
Lasting a very long time and making you bored or annoyed
10
4.9
Not stopping or pausing for a long time
5
6.0
Continuing without stopping
3
8.5
Continuing without stopping or getting weaker, often in a bad way
1
6.0
Expressed without pauses or breaks
1
5.1
Continuing without stopping
1
4.6
Continuing without any break
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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9.3
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7.0
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8.4
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7.5
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4.6
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9.2
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- Specialized
1
6.4
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1
5.5
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- Specialized
1
6.0
A number that shows how much one value changes when another changes at the same rate
- Specialized
1
5.7
A fixed number used in the ideal gas law to connect energy, temperature and amount of gas
- Specialized
1
7.6
A number that shows how easily a substance breaks into charged parts in water
- Specialized
1
7.2
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- Specialized
1
8.4
A number that shows how strongly two objects with mass attract each other depending on their distance
- Specialized
1
9.9
A number used to calculate the wavelengths of light from hydrogen atoms
- Specialized
A process in which the space a gas takes stays the same while pressure or temperature change
- Specialized
A style of text where every letter takes the same amount of space
- Specialized
A rule that a pure material always contains the same elements in the same amounts by weight, for example water
- Specialized
A number that shows how much a weak acid or base separates into ions in water
- Specialized
A number used in the ideal gas law to link energy, temperature, and amount of gas
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Constant comes from Latin constans, from con- 'together' and stare 'to stand', like the English word stand, giving the image of 'standing without stopping', so constant can mean continuous or unceasing.