Alter and Continue

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Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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Continue is an antonym for alter in topics: change, sterilize animal.

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

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Alter is an antonym for continue.

life	alter life	continue life
plot	alter plot	continue plot
line	alter line	continue line
time	alter time	continue time
Other words: way, plan, level, game, story, plans, behavior.

However, executive meddling forced Keiji Infune to continue the X series beyond five, which also forced him to alter the Zero series a bit.

Source: Rogue Protagonist
The first team may, or may not, win a prize but all teams continue to the next leg and the order in which they arrived really does nothing to alter the odds.

Source: Golden Snitch
They continue to drive a 1967 Impala and do not alter their appearance, despite having recently escaped from prison and having arrest warrants in at least five states.

Source: Paper Thin Disguise / Live-Action TV

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