Continuous and Intermittent

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Continuous adjective – Going on and on without any interruptions.

Usage example: a city that has been under continuous bombardment for three days

Intermittent is an antonym for continuous in topics: constant, uninterrupted.

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Intermittent adjective – Occurring or appearing at intervals.

Usage example: intermittent showers had me opening and closing my umbrella all day long

Continuous is an antonym for intermittent in periodic topic.

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power	continuous power	intermittent power
conflict	continuous conflict	intermittent conflict
presence	continuous presence	intermittent presence
series	continuous series	intermittent series
Other nouns: effect, time, use, strip, damage, pain, warfare, war.

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Intermittent and Continuous. (2016). Retrieved 2021, April 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuous/intermittent

Continuous & Intermittent. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Apr. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuous/intermittent>.

Intermittent or Continuous. 2016. Accessed April 14, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuous/intermittent.

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