Synonyms for continuance
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of continuing.
Related words
- Other spellings
- continuancy
Forms
- Plural
- continuances → continuations, durations, permanences, existences…
Example sentences
- existence No one knows when this custom came into existence.
- duration Gradually increase the duration of your workouts.
- continuation Peace is the continuation of war with other means.
- permanence She doesn't have object permanence yet.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| continuance | falling | |
| existence | steady | |
| duration | steady | |
| continuation | falling | |
| permanence | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- lasting2
- 8 letters
- duration3
- 9 letters
- existence3, endurance3, constancy3, remanence
- 10 letters
- permanence3, perdurance
- 11 letters
- persistence3, lastingness
- 12 letters
- continuation5, perseverance4, perpetuation5, prolongation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lasting2 = 2 syllables).