Meaning & use
ever-present
Constantly present or existing at all times, without interruption.
See it in a sentence
The ever-present hum of traffic could be heard from every room in the apartment.
Fear of failure was an ever-present worry throughout her early career.
A note on using this word
Ever-present is typically hyphenated when placed before a noun, as in 'ever-present danger.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
occasionalintermittent
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