Continuously
Continuously adverb - At every point.
Gradually and continuously are semantically related in step by step topic. In some cases you can use "Gradually" instead an adverb "Continuously".
Gradually
Gradually adverb - By small steps or amounts.
Continuously and gradually are semantically related in evenly topic. Sometimes you can use "Continuously" instead an adverb "Gradually", if it concerns topics such as progressively.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- regularly and continuously
- regularly and gradually
- moderately and continuously
- moderately and gradually
- piecemeal and continuously
- piecemeal and gradually
- deliberately and continuously
- deliberately and gradually
- imperceptibly and continuously
- imperceptibly and gradually
- gently and continuously
- gently and gradually
- constantly and continuously
- constantly and gradually
Both words in one sentence
- Also, the Terrestrial Exalted age more continuously and gradually over the centuries (or else their Exaltations would leave a good number of them as semi-eternal children), but do not move past their (physical) fifties or so until their lifespan draws close to an end.
Source: Immortality Begins at 20 - A combination of Alma's Mind Rape powers, her actually raping him, and being held captive by Armacham for nine months while being continuously tested and experimented on has driven him gradually insane by the time F.3.A.R.
Source: Sanity Slippage / Video Games - And in DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu Black Label, you get a new Super Mode known as "red mode" in which continuously using it will gradually crank up the difficulty, indicated by a special gauge off to the side of the regular HUD.
Source: Dynamic Difficulty
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