Continuous
Continuous adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Serial and continuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Serial" instead an adjective "Continuous".
Serial
Serial adjective - Appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly.
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Synonyms for Serial
Continuous and serial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Continuous" instead an adjective "Serial".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- steady and continuous
- steady and serial
- regular and continuous
- regular and serial
- straight and continuous
- straight and serial
- uninterrupted and continuous
- uninterrupted and serial
- consistent and continuous
- consistent and serial
- continual and continuous
- continual and serial
- continuing and continuous
- continuing and serial
Both words in one sentence
- Characters who are one-shot or infrequent recurring characters in serial works would more likely follow the "continuous" rule.
Source: Analysis / The Woobie -
Television Serial: Rarely, a performer may do a continuous narrative throughout all their acts.
Source: Series / America's Got Talent - Consistency of Suffering: It's clear that the suffering the character goes through should be frequent or continuous, the former more commonly for serial and the latter more commonly for standalone works.
Source: Analysis / The Woobie
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