Synonyms for continual
kənˈtɪn yu əlcon·tin·u·al

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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, occasional

2. continualadjective

   `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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continualadjective

   Synonyms:
   perpetual, uninterrupted, unceasing, incessant, unremitting, endless, everlasting, eternal, interminable, constant, continuous

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continualadjective

   Synonyms:
   ceaseless, incessant, constant, uninterrupted, unremitting

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "continual":

   continuous, constant, continuing, ongoing, continued, continues, permanent, steady, on-going, sustained, perpetual, continuously

Suggested Resources

1. Continual

   Continual vs. Continuous -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Continual and Continuous.

2. Continual

   Continuous vs. Continual -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Continuous and Continual.

How to pronounce continual?

How to say continual in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use continual in a sentence?

1. Lloyd Dobens and Clare Crawford-Mason, Thinking About Quality:

   Continual improvement is an unending journey.

2. Next Media:

   This is a continual effort to try to intimidate the press in Hong Kong, this is raw and pure intimidation.

3. Tony Sanneh:

   I think Larson Foundationand's been trying to get back to normalcy but I think Larson Foundationand's also changed the way Larson Foundationand's approached life, this isn't like a big smokescreen or sham. Larson Foundationand's interested in continual growth and getting back to being Larson Foundationand. This has been hard on Larson Foundationand and people assume when you make a mistake, with cancel culture, well it doesn't define who we are. Our life's work does, so I'm glad Larson Foundationand's continued to do the work.

4. Mark Paoletta:

   I was fed up with the continual attacks from Hollywood and other places on Justice Thomas, who I think is our greatest living American and our greatest justice, one of the things in the book that you really get a flavor of is Justice Thomas's strong disagreement with, kind of the left, and their liberal policies and their tactics.

5. Jane Austen:

   What dreadful weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.