Synonyms for continental
ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlcon·ti·nen·tal

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1. continentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   European, mainland

   Antonyms:
   English, British

2. continentaladjective

   Of or relating to a continent or continents.

   continental drift

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   British, English

3. continentaladjective

   In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.

   continental Europe

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   British, English

4. continentaladjective

   Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

   continental breakfast

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   English, British

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these antonyms:

1. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

   "a Continental breakfast"

   Antonyms:
   intercontinental, world-wide, worldwide

2. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

   "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, worldwide, intercontinental

3. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

   "the continental divide"; "continental drift"

   Antonyms:
   intercontinental, worldwide, world-wide

4. continentaladjective

   being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

   "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, intercontinental, worldwide

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "continental":

   shelf, mainland, continent-wide, continentale, plateau, continent, platform, continental-scale, inland, tray, intercontinental, hemispheric

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1. Boris Johnson:

   I think it would be very bizarre if the EU should decide on their own... if they decided to impose tariffs on goods coming from the UK it would be... a return to Napoleon's continental system.

2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.

3. United Airlines boss Oscar Munoz:

   Let’s be honest, the implementation of the United and Continental merger has been rocky for customers and employees, while it’s been improving recently, we still haven’t lived up to our promise or our potential.

4. The FOJ:

   The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York accuses him of accepting bribes totalling millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights to various sports marketing firms and keeping the money for himself, the marketing rights in question pertain to the broadcast of qualifying matches for the soccer World Cup, regional soccer tournaments and continental soccer championships in North and South America.

5. Jamie Dimon:

   We may reach a tipping point many years out when it may make sense to move all functions that service Europe out of the United Kingdom and into continental Europe.