# perpetually

**Pronunciation:** /pərˈpetʃuəli/ · per-PETCH-oo-uh-lee

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that lasts forever or for a very long time; continuously and without interruption.

## Examples

- The politician seemed to be perpetually campaigning, even when not running for office.
- She was perpetually cheerful, no matter the circumstances.
- The old house was perpetually filled with the scent of her grandmother's baking.

## Synonyms

- always — Most common synonym, often used for continuous states.
- constantly — Emphasizes lack of interruption.
- incessantly — Often implies something annoying or tiresome due to its continuous nature.
- everlastingly — Suggests an eternal or infinite duration, often with a poetic or religious connotation.

## Antonyms

- briefly — For a short period of time.
- temporarily — For a limited period, not permanently.
- intermittently — Starting and stopping at intervals; not continuously.

## Collocations

- perpetually busy — She's a doctor and is perpetually busy with her patients.
- perpetually raining — It felt like it was perpetually raining during our vacation in Seattle.
- perpetually optimistic — Despite the setbacks, he remained perpetually optimistic about the project's success.

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