WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•tin•u•al•ly
(kən tin′yo̅o̅ ə lē),USA pronunciation adv.
- very often;
at regular or frequent intervals;
habitually. - without cessation or intermission;
unceasingly;
always.
- Middle English continuelli, continueliche. See continual, -ly 1175–1225
- See continual.
'continually' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
24-7
- 24/7
- Yanomamo
- all-day
- all-night
- all-year
- always
- chain-smoke
- clack
- continual
- council fire
- drum machine
- endless
- evergreen
- evermore
- exclamation
- fashionista
- floater
- fluctuate
- football
- forever
- gaslight
- ground bass
- hand
- harass
- haunt
- henpecked
- hourly
- jostle
- kaleidoscope
- kaleidoscopic
- monitor
- nagging
- niggle
- night
- nomad
- nonstop
- obsession
- obsessive
- on
- ongoing
- opponent
- pester
- poor mouth
- powder down
- roundelay
- run
- sad sack
- scurf
- sponger