Continuous
Continuous adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Usage example: a city that has been under continuous bombardment for three days
Lasting is a synonym for continuous in long topic. In some cases you can use "Lasting" instead an adjective "Continuous".
Lasting
Lasting adjective - Having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish.
Continuous is a synonym for lasting in long topic. Sometimes you can use "Continuous" instead an adjective "Lasting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- steady and continuous
- steady and lasting
- stable and continuous
- stable and lasting
- endless and continuous
- endless and lasting
- uninterrupted and continuous
- uninterrupted and lasting
- unbroken and continuous
- unbroken and lasting
- perpetual and continuous
- perpetual and lasting
- constant and continuous
- constant and lasting
Both words in one sentence
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Due to its vertical strip format, Tower of God can have long-lasting sound effects written in one continuous string over entire sections of a chapter.
Source: Written Sound Effect -
Stone detaching from the structure, is a single, continuous shot lasting about twelve and a half minutes.
Source: Film / Gravity - One of the longest lasting card games on the market aside from M:tG, Yu-gi-oh and the Pokemon CCG, in continuous production since 2002.
Source: Collectible Card Game
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Lasting and Continuous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuous/lasting
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Lasting or Continuous. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuous/lasting.
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