“"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”
- Synonyms:
- uninterrupted
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unbroken
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
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around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock
at all times
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ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
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continual
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
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dogging, persisting
relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
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endless
having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole
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free burning, sustained
(of an electric arc) continuous
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consecutive, straight
successive (without a break)
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sustained
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
- Antonyms:
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discontinuous, noncontinuous
not continuing without interruption in time or space
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broken
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
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sporadic
recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
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disrupted
marked by breaks or gaps
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disjunct
used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
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