Continue and Mop up

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

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Mop up is an antonym for continue.

Mop up verb - To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop.

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Continue is an antonym for mop up in topics: achieve, get done.

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Mop up and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/mop_up

Continue & Mop up. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/mop_up>.

Mop up or Continue. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/mop_up.

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