Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the heavy snow continued throughout the night
Discontinue
Discontinue verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately
Continue is an antonym for discontinue in prevent activity from going on topic.
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Discontinue and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2023, June 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/discontinue
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Discontinue or Continue. 2016. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/discontinue.
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