Antonyms for constant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kon-stuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn stənt |
- brief
- broken
- ceasing
- changeable
- changing
- completed
- concluding
- different
- discontinuous
- dishonest
- disloyal
- ending
- ephemeral
- false
- fickle
- finished
- flagging
- fluctuating
- halting
- imbalanced
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- infrequent
- intermittent
- interrupted
- irregular
- merciful
- occasional
- relenting
- stopping
- sympathetic
- temporary
- terminable
- terminating
- transient
- undecided
- undetermined
- unfixed
- unstable
- unsteady
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- varying
- wavering
- wobbly
Definition of constant
Origin :- late 14c., "steadfast, resolute," from Old French constant (14c.) or directly from Latin constantem (nominative constans) "standing firm, stable, steadfast, faithful," present participle of constare, from com- "together" (see com-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Of actions and conditions from 1650s. Related: Constantly.
- adj fixed
- adj neverending
- adj loyal, determined
- The surgeon was in constant attendance, but the malady baffled all his skill.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "You must inquire of the stewards or of himself," was the constant reply.
- Extract from : « The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Our pledge to these principles is constant, because we believe in their rightness.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- LOVE them, and show our love by a constant desire and effort to please them.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- It was a constant surprise to Angelique that she had unbosomed herself at once to Felicien.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- So tender in touch, so gentle of voice, so constant in care!
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- A life of constant alertness, constant danger, constant escape!
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- Constant efforts are made to get a man taken up, in order to rob him.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- But, when I can do nothing else, constant use has made me able to write.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I am under constant apprehensions, and in constant difficulty.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for constant
- abiding
- allegiant
- attached
- ceaseless
- chronic
- connected
- consistent
- continual
- continuous
- dependable
- devoted
- dogged
- endless
- enduring
- equable
- eternal
- even
- everlasting
- faithful
- fast
- firm
- habitual
- homogeneous
- immutable
- incessant
- interminable
- invariable
- lasting
- like the Rock of Gibralter
- monochrome
- monophonic
- monotonous
- nonstop
- of a piece
- permanent
- perpetual
- persevering
- persistent
- persisting
- regular
- regularized
- relentless
- resolute
- solid as rock
- stabile
- stable
- standardized
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- sustained
- together
- tried-and-true
- true
- trustworthy
- trusty
- unalterable
- unbroken
- unchanging
- unending
- unfailing
- unflagging
- unflappable
- unfluctuating
- uniform
- uninterrupted
- unrelenting
- unremitting
- unshaken
- unvarying
- unwavering
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