Synonyms for CONTINUOUS
kənˈtɪn yu əscon·tin·u·ous

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1. continuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   constant, uninterrupted, incessant, never-ending, continual, ongoing, connected, unbroken, unending, unceasing

   Antonyms:
   broken, intermittent, discrete, interrupted, discontinuous, unbroken, disjoint, stepwise, disconnected

2. continuousadjective

   Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening time.

   a continuous current of electricity

   Synonyms:
   unbroken, constant, ongoing, continual, never-ending, unending, uninterrupted, connected, unceasing, incessant

   Antonyms:
   unbroken, stepwise, discontinuous, disjoint, discrete, broken, disconnected, interrupted, intermittent

3. continuousadjective

   Without intervening space; continued; protracted; extended.

   a continuous line of railroad

   Synonyms:
   incessant, constant, continual, unbroken, connected, never-ending, ongoing, unceasing, uninterrupted, unending

   Antonyms:
   disconnected, intermittent, interrupted, broken, unbroken, stepwise, disjoint, discontinuous, discrete

4. continuousadjective

   Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

   Synonyms:
   ongoing, connected, unceasing, constant, never-ending, incessant, unbroken, continual, uninterrupted, unending

   Antonyms:
   unbroken, intermittent, disjoint, discrete, interrupted, broken, stepwise, disconnected, discontinuous

5. continuousadjective

   Such that, for every in the domain, for each small open interval about , there's an interval containing whose image is in .

   Synonyms:
   ongoing, connected, unending, continual, unbroken, uninterrupted, never-ending, incessant, constant, unceasing

   Antonyms:
   stepwise, discontinuous, intermittent, discrete, disconnected, disjoint, unbroken, broken, interrupted

6. continuousadjective

   Such that each open set in the range has an open preimage.

   Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.

   Synonyms:
   constant, ongoing, uninterrupted, incessant, unceasing, never-ending, connected, unending, continual, unbroken

   Antonyms:
   discontinuous, broken, stepwise, intermittent, unbroken, disjoint, interrupted, discrete, disconnected

7. continuousadjective

   Expressing an ongoing action or state.

   Synonyms:
   connected, unending, continual, ongoing, never-ending, unceasing, incessant, uninterrupted, constant, unbroken

   Antonyms:
   stepwise, disjoint, discrete, unbroken, disconnected, intermittent, broken, discontinuous, interrupted

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. continuous

   Continuous describes that which is absolutely without pause or break; continual, that which often intermits, but as regularly begins again. A continuous beach is exposed to the continual beating of the waves. A similar distinction is made between incessant and ceaseless. The incessant discharge of firearms makes the ceaseless roar of battle. Constant is sometimes used in the sense of continual; but its chief uses are mental and moral.

   Synonyms:
   ceaseless, constant, continual, incessant, invariable, perpetual, regular, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting, unvarying

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1. continuous, uninterruptedadjective

   continuing in time or space without interruption

   "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

   Synonyms:
   continuous, uninterrupted

   Antonyms:
   noncontinuous, disjunct, disrupted, discontinuous

2. continuousadjective

   of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

   Synonyms:
   uninterrupted

   Antonyms:
   disjunct, discontinuous, disrupted, noncontinuous

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1. continuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   connected, continued, extended, unbroken, uninterrupted, unintermitted

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1. continuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   ceaseless, uninterrupted, unceasing, continual, constant, running

   Antonyms:
   intermittent, occasional, inconstant

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1. List of paraphrases for "continuous":

   continuing, ongoing, continued, continues, constant, continual, uninterrupted, permanent, sustained, on-going, continuously, steady, persistent, lifelong, continue, consecutive, constants, constantly, continuity, standing, continually, fanfold, incessant, seamless, consistent, life-long

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How to use CONTINUOUS in a sentence?

1. James Scott:

   This cyberwar will be a continuous marathon war that will only compound and hyper-evolve in stealth, sophistication and easy entry due to the accelerated evolution of “as a service” attack strategies for sale on the dark web.

2. Martin Tobias Lithner:

   Only in very special individuals is there a sense of a past continuous self.

3. Kajetan Chrapkiewicz:

   We need better data on what’s actually beneath these volcanoes, continuous monitoring systems would allow us to have a better estimation of when an eruption might occur. With these systems, we would likely know about an eruption a few days before it happens, and people would be able to evacuate and stay safe.

4. Phoenix Fire Department:

   Yes. We make that difference because we look different than other people – but I never want to diminish the value of the time we’ve put in to our craft. The continuous training, the continuous studying. I think the connection to the community is that it’s sometimes easier to approach me because I look like your mom or someone in the community. So, I think the approachability factor is different and, I think, an added benefit. when you’re riding on big red and you’re going on calls, being a woman on the call you bring a whole different element.

5. Deane Falcone:

   The system has to be something that you can rely on day after day to provide food, it could also be tailored to deliver breathable air as oxygen is created by the plants growing there. You’d have to have a pretty large-scale system to enable continuous output of food and additional products such as oxygen.