Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Left behind is an antonym for continue.
Left behind
Both terms in one sentence
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Unfortunately, Poirot dies before the identity of the serial killer is revealed forcing Hastings to continue the case with only the clues Poirot left behind for him.
Source: Pretty Little Headshots -
Look, if we continue to put form ahead of function, we're gonna be the ones left behind with everyone laughing at us.
Source: Series / Halt and Catch Fire -
The rest of the English army (hundreds or thousands of troops) are left behind in France to continue the war.
Source: Film / Robin Hood (2010)
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Left behind and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/left_behind
Continue & Left behind. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/left_behind>.
Left behind or Continue. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/left_behind.
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