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Synonyms for continual
kənˈtɪn yu əlcon·tin·u·al
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
continual
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, continuous, incessant, invariable, perpetual, regular, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting, unvarying
Princeton's WordNet
continualadjective
occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series
"the continual banging of the shutters"
Antonyms:
irregular, stray, noncontinuous, discontinuous, periodic, spasmodic, fitful, intermittent, isolated, unpredictable, sporadic, occasionalcontinualadjective
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
Antonyms:
irregular, unpredictable, periodic, spasmodic, intermittent, discontinuous, noncontinuous, sporadic, fitful, stray, isolated, occasional
Dictionary of English Synonymes
continualadjective
Synonyms:
perpetual, uninterrupted, unceasing, incessant, unremitting, endless, everlasting, eternal, interminable, constant, continuous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
continualadjective
Synonyms:
ceaseless, incessant, constant, uninterrupted, unremitting
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "continual":
continuous, constant, continuing, ongoing, continued, continues, permanent, steady, on-going, sustained, perpetual, continuously
Suggested Resources
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1299 | regular | |
#2007 | continued | |
#2729 | permanent | |
#3035 | continuing | |
#3193 | continues | |
#3325 | constant | |
#3450 | continuous | |
#4164 | ongoing | |
#7181 | steady | |
#8047 | sustained | |
#9349 | continuously | |
#14758 | perpetual | |
#19440 | continual | |
#25501 | uninterrupted | |
#34685 | unbroken | |
#45570 | incessant | |
#69416 | ceaseless | |
#94036 | unremitting | |
#96232 | invariable | |
#101267 | unceasing | |
#185032 | unvarying |
How to use continual in a sentence?
The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful must take himself perpetually unfaithful to all the continual, successive, indefatigable, renascent errors.
Embrace the challenges, learn from the setbacks, and let each step forward be a testament to the unwavering commitment to surpass yesterday’s achievements. In the relentless pursuit of excellence, your journey of growth becomes a masterpiece of continual improvement.
A good conscience is a continual feast.
It’s a continual large-scale attractant. It’s not just the occasional tent that has it, it seems to be a lot of the tents that have it, unless we can keep attractants out of tents, almost any bear that happens by there is going to end up in the camp and in tents.
CF held talks with Yara last year... and we still see the potential for continual activity in this space.
Translations for continual
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- مستمرArabic
- sìorScottish Gaelic
- непрерывныйRussian
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