Continuous and Occasional

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Continuous

Continuous adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Usage example: a city that has been under continuous bombardment for three days
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Occasional is an antonym for continuous in constant topic.
Nearby Words: continued, continuing, continual, continuation, continuity

Occasional

Occasional adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.
Usage example: the weekend forecast is for occasional showers
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Continuous is an antonym for occasional.
Nearby Words: occasion, occasionally, occasioned, occasionalism
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Both words in one sentence

  • Bar Brawl Barrney's Barr, essentially a continuous bar fight with occasional breaks for insult sports and karaoke.
    Source: Bar Brawl
  • Despite the obvious divergence from the the continuity of series proper, it started out very similarly, with the Gotei 7 fighting of continuous attacks from legions of Hollows, with the occasional Arrancar or two before launching into actual story arcs.
    Source: Roleplay / The Arrancar Wars
  • Video Game / The Binding of Isaac The Fire tear effect deals some brief continuous damage after hitting an enemy, and causes occasional fiery explosions.
    Source: Video Game / The Binding of Isaac
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