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Synonyms for continue
kənˈtɪn yucon·tin·ue

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  1. continueverb

    Synonyms:
    resume, keep, proceed, carry on, go on

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. continue

    To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

    Synonyms:
    abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

    Antonyms:
    abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

    Preposition:
    Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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  1. continue

    Synonyms:
    last, persist, endure, remain, abide, stay, persevere, proceed

    Antonyms:
    cease, fail, stop, pause, break, discontinue

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  1. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keepverb

    continue a certain state, condition, or activity

    "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

    Synonyms:
    save, retain, slide by, play along, hold back, pass on, stay on, pass off, remain, progress, persist in, go forward, stay fresh, advance, lapse, move, extend, slip by, fall out, come on, come about, come up, uphold, hold open, elapse, keep, proceed, go along, go, happen, go on, maintain, hold, occur, pass, move on, celebrate, preserve, hold on, glide by, bear on, restrain, stay, prevent, keep open, slip away, keep on, cover, sustain, take place, go by, hap, keep back, carry on, march on, observe

    Antonyms:
    discontinue, stop, lay off, cease, quit, give up

  2. continue, go on, carry on, proceedverb

    continue talking

    "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

    Synonyms:
    retain, pass on, act up, stay on, pass off, remain, progress, persist in, go forward, advance, move, extend, fall out, come on, come about, come up, deal, uphold, keep, proceed, go along, go, happen, go on, occur, pass, move on, preserve, bear on, stay, conduct, keep on, cover, take place, hap, carry on, march on

    Antonyms:
    cease, quit, discontinue, lay off, stop, give up

  3. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserveverb

    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

    "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

    Synonyms:
    touch, stay on, retain, conserve, act up, pertain, come to, remain, concern, impact, persist in, go forward, refer, extend, deal, uphold, keep, proceed, keep up, go along, affect, go on, save, relate, touch on, preserve, push, bear on, stay, conduct, bear upon, keep on, cover, have-to doe with, maintain, carry on

    Antonyms:
    discontinue, cease, give up, stop, quit, lay off

  4. proceed, go forward, continueverb

    move ahead; travel onward in time or space

    "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

    Synonyms:
    go, keep on, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, move, persist in, go forward, go along, retain, uphold, extend, remain, proceed, bear on, preserve

    Antonyms:
    cease, quit, stop, give up, discontinue, lay off

  5. retain, continue, keep, keep onverb

    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

    "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, celebrate, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, hold back, save, hold, hold on, persist in, go forward, prevent, retain, keep open, uphold, extend, keep back, proceed, maintain, hold open, restrain, observe, bear on, preserve, sustain, stay fresh

    Antonyms:
    quit, lay off, stop, discontinue, cease, give up

  6. continue, persist inverb

    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

    "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, persist in, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserve

    Antonyms:
    quit, cease, stop, lay off, discontinue, give up

  7. continueverb

    continue after an interruption

    "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, persist in, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserve

    Antonyms:
    stop, quit, discontinue, cease, lay off, give up

  8. stay, stay on, continue, remainverb

    continue in a place, position, or situation

    "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, quell, delay, bide, stick, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, last out, ride out, persist, persist in, go forward, rest, appease, bear on, extend, remain, proceed, retain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, uphold, preserve, outride, detain

    Antonyms:
    discontinue, quit, cease, stop, give up, lay off

  9. cover, continue, extendverb

    span an interval of distance, space or time

    "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

    Synonyms:
    brood, get over, stay on, embrace, retain, unfold, stretch out, plow, wrap up, enshroud, compensate, breed, widen, cover, encompass, run, overlay, protract, remain, poke out, draw out, persist in, treat, hatch, incubate, go along, report, track, extend, lead, cut across, hold out, keep, cut through, deal, offer, uphold, shroud, proceed, go forward, carry, underwrite, overcompensate, go, address, go on, spread over, hide, gallop, stretch, stretch forth, pass, traverse, pass over, reach out, bear on, comprehend, exsert, stay, handle, expand, keep on, preserve, cross, prolong, strain, get across, carry on, put out, cover up, insure, broaden

    Antonyms:
    stop, lay off, discontinue, cease, quit, give up

  10. continueverb

    exist over a prolonged period of time

    "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, persist in, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserve

    Antonyms:
    stop, give up, cease, lay off, discontinue, quit

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. kept on

    stupidly, i kept on running and i twisted my ankle.

    Submitted by anonymous on April 16, 2020  
  2. persueverb

    i will not persue the applicant, any further.

    Submitted by Sheilakcashwell on July 14, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. continueverb

    Synonyms:
    remain, endure, last, be permanent, be durable

  2. continueverb

    Synonyms:
    abide, stay, tarry

  3. continueverb

    Synonyms:
    persist, persevere, go on, keep on, be steadfast, be constant

  4. continueverb

    Synonyms:
    extend (in time or in space), prolong

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How to use continue in a sentence?

  1. Democratic Socialists of America:

    The process and structure of American elections seriously hurts third-party efforts, united States hope that at some point in the future, in coalition with United States allies, an alternative national party will be viable. For now, United States will continue to support progressives who have a real chance at winning elections, which usually means left-wing Democrats.

  2. Mark Sutch:

    We're seeing some good volumes from China. The tonnage is there, but given the air freight capacity on the market we're not getting the' super' peak yields we would be hoping for at this time of year, we will be operating our peak transpacific schedule... this week and expect the peak to continue to Thanksgiving( at end-November). A pre-Christmas rush is hard to predict.

  3. President Barack Obama:

    I emphasized to the (Tunisian) President that the United States is fully committed to working with Tunisia so that it can continue to build on (its past) success.

  4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    I condemn the statements, the scandalous statements, made by the foreign minister of Sweden, it seems she expects Israel's citizens to bare their throats to those trying to stab them. This will not happen, and we will continue to protect the lives of Israel's citizens.

  5. Mike Pompeo:

    I asked the Chinese to continue to cooperate with us and figure out how it happened, how it came to be and to work with us to conduct an investigation sufficient that we can prevent it from happening again.


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