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:
   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. Henri Estienne:

   Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots in it. Yet knots form, nearly always in adolescence.

2. Tim Arel:

   Our dedication to continuous improvement demands that we dig deep to identify the underlying factors and address them, with the summer travel season just around the corner, airlines and the traveling public have high expectations.

3. Elizabeth Seymour:

   We eliminated the non-sufficient funds fee and significantly increased the amount a customer can overdraw before overdraft fees are charged, these changes reflect our continuous efforts to offer the best, most competitive products and services our customers want.

4. Ilan Solot:

   I don't see any reason to think that EMs will be terribly hurt by this - the market is ... reacting to a stronger dollar. But it isn't a continuous negative development, you adjust to it and move on.

5. Douglas MacArthur:

   The powers in charge keep us in a perpetual state of fear keep us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it by furnishing the exorbitant sums demanded. Yet, in retrospect, these disasters seem never to have happened, seem never to have been quite real.