ALWAYS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

always

adverb

ˈȯl-wēz

Definition of always

as in constantly

on every relevant occasion although we never intend more than an afternoon visit, she always insists we stay for dinner

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as in anyway

whatever else is done or is the case you can always take a cab if the buses aren't running

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as in forever

for all time I will love you always

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Recent Examples of always The book flows in and out of rooms, conversations, memories, and sensations, riding up and down on intoxicant waves, with the music pulsing always beneath it. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 Canned Sardines Sardines are another protein-rich food that doesn’t always make it onto people’s grocery lists. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026 The Miami Dolphins renovated their stadium years ago so the opposing sideline would always be in the sun. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 While Telluride is prized for its intimacy and Toronto for its populist appeal, the value proposition for Venice has always been its star quality. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for always

Recent Examples of Synonyms for always

Adverb

They are constantly and credibly threatened, their locations and details given out in menacing anonymous messages.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
There’s an inventiveness here that comes from the sprawl of the city — artists like myself who are constantly improvising, building their own ecosystems because nothing is handed to them.

— Shelley Holcomb, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of constantly

Adverb

That changed when Carleton Varney, a notable designer from Dorothy Draper & Company, arrived to renovate all 388 rooms on property and allegedly declared that beige would be banned forever.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
And the people that will suffer will be regular people, people who are dumping into the stock market thinking the number will go up forever.

— Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of forever

Adverb

Rents based on sales volumes are collected, and vendor shops are continually well stocked.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Modern operational resilience demands dynamic alignment frameworks, such as expanding target setting into living check-in agreements that continually adjust resources, targets and support to match shifting market realities.

— Natalie Grabher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of continually

Adverb

Bagpipes were trotted out, ceilidhs given, drams of whisky poured, and, rather more permanently, heathered swaths of Caledonia repurposed as sporting estates.

— Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
But none were enough to permanently divert him from the 2,193-mile trail that runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.

— Holly Ramer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of permanently

Adverb

While every player of the modern era should be eternally grateful for Woods from a monetary standpoint, Scottie Scheffler's sense of gratitude may rightfully trump all others.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
If the early universe obeyed this rule, our modern cosmos would be devoid of substance, just energy fields rippling eternally through emptiness.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of eternally

Adverb

When government applies the rules consistently, businesses have the confidence to invest, innovation is encouraged, public institutions earn greater trust and the public benefits.

— Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026
The person who fills gaps consistently becomes indispensable to the people around them.

— Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of consistently

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