Antonyms for continent
ˈkɒn tn əntcon·ti·nent

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1. continent

   That is pure which is free from mixture or contact with anything that weakens, impairs, or pollutes. Material substances are called pure in the strict sense when free from foreign admixture of any kind; as, pure oxygen; the word is often used to signify free from any defiling or objectionable admixture (the original sense); we speak of water as pure when it is bright, clear, and refreshing, tho it may contain mineral salts in solution; in the medical and chemical sense, only distilled water (aqua pura) is pure. In moral and religious use pure is a strong word, denoting positive excellence of a high order; one is innocent who knows nothing of evil, and has experienced no touch of temptation; one is pure who, with knowledge of evil and exposure to temptation, keeps heart and soul unstained. Virtuous refers primarily to right action; pure to right feeling and motives; as, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God," Matt. v, 8. Compare FINE; INNOCENT.

   Antonyms:
   adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished, unchaste, unclean

   Synonyms:
   absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, pure, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous

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1. • Landmass

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continentnoun

   one of the large landmasses of the earth

   "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"

   Antonyms:
   unchaste, incontinent, leaky

2. Continentadjective

   the European mainland

   "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"

   Antonyms:
   unchaste, leaky, incontinent

3. continentadjective

   having control over urination and defecation

   Antonyms:
   leaky, unchaste, incontinent

   Synonyms:
   celibate

4. celibate, continentadjective

   abstaining from sexual intercourse

   "celibate priests"

   Antonyms:
   leaky, unchaste, incontinent

   Synonyms:
   celibate

How to use continent in a sentence?

1. Sabri Zain:

   While a slight decrease in rhino poaching in South Africa was apparent in 2015, and perhaps the authorities are having some impact on the ground, these numbers are hardly cause for celebration or complacency, the figures remain unacceptably high and continent-wide the scale of the rhino poaching crisis is spreading.

2. Andre Strauss:

   This ritualized decapitation attests to the early sophistication of mortuary rituals among hunter-gatherers in the Americas, geographically, it expands the known range of decapitation in more than 2,000 kilometers (about 1,240 miles), showing that during the early Holocene, this was not a phenomenon restricted to the western part of the continent as previously assumed.

3. Edwin Sabuhoro:

   If we can work together, on a regional level, continent level, we can save these species, because these are the last species that we have. And as human beings we can't afford to fail the wildlife.

4. Dan Bradley:

   They're a bit more differentiated from Britain and the continent than Britain and the continent are from each other.

5. Caroline Kisko:

   People showing in the UK will show on the continent because it's simple and straightforward. I think there are very, very few people who would fly their dogs to North America, certainly not Australia.

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