Meaning & use

ever-present

adjective·Advanced

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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