Continual
Continual adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Usage example: the castaways hoped that the continual broadcast of the distress signal would eventually attract attention
Running is a synonym for continual in constant topic. In some cases you can use "Running" instead an adjective "Continual".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- straight and continual
- straight and running
- uninterrupted and continual
- uninterrupted and running
- continuous and continual
- continuous and running
- unbroken and continual
- unbroken and running
- perpetual and continual
- perpetual and running
- constant and continual
- constant and running
- ceaseless and continual
- ceaseless and running
Both words in one sentence
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Running Gag: The continual mysterious and perplexing appearance of pineapples on the district line.
Source: Website / Tlf Travel Alerts - Author Tract: Verne belonged to a "Heavier-Than-Air" innovation society when he was young, so it's no surprise that one running theme of this book is a continual deconstruction of the Cool Airship trope.
Source: Literature / Robur the Conqueror - Jules Verne belonged to a "Heavier-Than-Air" innovation society when he was young, so it's no surprise that one running theme of his major novel about flight, Robur the Conqueror, is a continual deconstruction of the Cool Airship trope.
Source: Author Tract
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Running and Continual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continual/running
Continual & Running. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continual/running>.
Running or Continual. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continual/running.
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