Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Stand down is an antonym for continue.
Stand down
Both terms in one sentence
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But before they start to fight, the demon queen convinces the hero to stand down after explaining that the war between humans and demons would continue regardless of the deaths of anyone on either side, or even the entirety of either side.
Source: Winter 2013 Anime
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Stand down and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stand_down
Continue & Stand down. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stand_down>.
Stand down or Continue. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stand_down.
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