Synonyms for continent
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one’s bodily needs or passions, especially sex.
- n. 1
One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.
Related words
- Word family
- continently
Forms
- Plural
- continents → mainlands, mains…
Example sentences
- abstemious The professor was famous for his abstemious meals.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| continent | steady | |
| abstemious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- main1, pure1
- 5 letters
- sober2, pyore
- 6 letters
- chaste1
- 8 letters
- mainland2, virtuous3, celibate3
- 9 letters
- temperate2, abstinent3
- 10 letters
- abstemious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sober2 = 2 syllables).