continuous

adjective/kənˈtɪnjuəs/

Frequency rank: #3,155 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Happening without stopping or breaks.

Illustration for the English word “continuous”

Example sentence

The rain fell nonstop, and the continuous sound lasted throughout the night.

Synonyms & related words

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