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Synonyms for continued

  • adjective

Most common

continuing continuous

All synonyms

Adjective

continuing, continuous

Antonyms

discontinued, suspended

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Prolonged; unstopped.

Related words

Phrases
general continued fraction generalized continued fraction regular continued fraction simple continued fraction

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Continued, Protract or Continue?

Protract has usually an unfavorable sense, implying that the matter referred to is already unduly long, or would be so if longer continued; continue is neutral, applying equally to the desirable or the undesirable.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • continuing Poverty prevented him from continuing his studies.
  • continuous Can you work on continuous improvement initiatives?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
continuedsteady
continuingfalling
continuousfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters
continuing4, continuous4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (continuing4 = 4 syllables).