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continual

/kənˈtɪnjuəl/adjective4 syllables

Continual means: recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series.

Synonyms for continual13

adjective, as in recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

insistent, repetitive, running, perennial, recurrent, repeated, persistent, relentless, unrelenting, recurring, revenant

adjective, as in having no interruptions

continuous, uninterrupted

Opposites of continual

sporadic

What does continual mean?2

adjective

1

recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series“the continual banging of the shutters”

2

having no interruptions“‘continual’ is often used interchangeably with ‘continuous’”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Continual in a sentence

  • The result is a continual search for food in a changing environment.unknown
  • Today is the fifth day of continual stock price decline.AOCinJAPAN
  • Your body needs a break from the continual abuse to which you subject it.Eccles17
  • He struggled to deal with her continual criticism of him.Nuel
  • You're a continual source of wonder for me.Nuel
  • I watch it with a feeling of mocking the continual state of the world.willie7296
  • From the diagram, we can infer a continual increase in revenue over the past several months.frpzzd
  • His continual boasting gave offense to everybody.unknown

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