Continual
Continual adjective - Occurring or appearing at intervals.
Usage example: a history of continual invasions from countries to the west
Recurring is a synonym for continual in repeated topic. In some cases you can use "Recurring" instead an adjective "Continual", when it comes to topics like frequent.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- habitual and continual
- habitual and recurring
- regular and continual
- regular and recurring
- endless and continual
- endless and recurring
- uninterrupted and continual
- uninterrupted and recurring
- continuous and continual
- continuous and recurring
- perpetual and continual
- perpetual and recurring
- constant and continual
- constant and recurring
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Recurring and Continual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continual/recurring
Continual & Recurring. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continual/recurring>.
Recurring or Continual. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continual/recurring.
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