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continuous

/kʌntˈɪnjuʌs/adjective4 syllables

Continuous means: continuing in time or space without interruption.

Synonyms for continuous21

adjective, as in continuing in time or space without interruption

uninterrupted, around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock, ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting, continual, dogging
and 7 more, persisting, endless, free burning, sustained, straight, consecutive, unbroken

Opposites of continuous

discontinuous

What does continuous mean?2

adjective

1

continuing in time or space without interruption“a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light”

2

of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Continuous in a sentence

  • Continuous practice allows for the retention of grammar rules, sentence structures, and idiomatic expressions.Nuel
  • We use dashed lines for the model, and continuous lines for the reality.FeuDRenais
  • At this lesson, we practiced present simple and continuous.Ergulis
  • I have been in a continuous, unending, hopeless pursuit to prove myself.supermarinete
  • The rapids are fast and continuous, with very few eddies or calm spots.CM
  • Sperm production is a continuous process throughout a man's life.Nuel
  • The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.CK
  • A function that is differentiable everywhere is continuous.FeuDRenais

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