Continuous
Continuous adjective - Continuing in time or space without interruption.
Usage example: "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans
Sustained is a synonym for continuous in continual topic. In some cases you can use "Sustained" instead an adjective "Continuous".
Sustained
Sustained adjective - Maintained at length without interruption or weakening.
Usage example: sustained flight
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Synonyms for Sustained
Continuous is a synonym for sustained in maintained topic. You can use "Continuous" instead an adjective "Sustained".
Nearby Word: sustaining
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- steady and continuous
- steady and sustained
- endless and continuous
- endless and sustained
- uninterrupted and continuous
- uninterrupted and sustained
- unbroken and continuous
- unbroken and sustained
- perpetual and continuous
- perpetual and sustained
- constant and continuous
- constant and sustained
- ceaseless and continuous
- ceaseless and sustained
Both words in one sentence
- While he personally disapproves of Delacourt's methods for enforcing the status quo, he sits at the very top of a tyrannical system that can only be sustained through the continuous exploitation of Earth's inhabitants.
- In music, a drone is a sustained, continuous sound, note or tone-cluster.
Source: Drone of Dread
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