Synonyms and Antonyms of continue

synonym (synonym of continue)

  • (verb.stative)
    go along, go on, keep, proceed
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    carry on, go on, proceed
    continue talking (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    go forward, proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    keep, keep on, retain
    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    persist in
    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    remain, stay, stay on
    continue in a place, position, or situation (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    cover, extend
    span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)
     

antonym (antonym of continue)

hypernym (continue IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
    keep up, prolong, sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
     
  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)
     
  • continue talking (verb.communication)
    speak, talk
    exchange thoughts; talk with (verb.communication)
     
  • exist over a prolonged period of time (verb.change)
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)
     
  • keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
    hold, keep, maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
     
  • move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF continue relation)

  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    hold
    remain in a certain state, position, or condition (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    keep going, run on
    continue uninterrupted (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    ride
    continue undisturbed and without interference (verb.stative)
     
  • continue in a place, position, or situation (verb.stative)
    abide, bide, stay
    dwell (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    hold over
    continue a term of office past the normal period of time (verb.stative)
     
  • continue talking (verb.communication)
    segue
    proceed without interruption; in music or talk (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    jog, ramble, ramble on
    continue talking or writing in a desultory manner (verb.stative)
     
  • exist over a prolonged period of time (verb.change)
    carry, extend
    continue or extend (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run
    continue to exist (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    stand
    be in effect; be or remain in force (verb.stative)
     
  • keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
    re-start, restart, resume
    take up or begin anew (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist
    be persistent, refuse to stop (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    keep up, prolong, sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    mummify
    preserve while making lifeless (verb.stative)
     
  • move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)
    head
    to go or travel towards (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    trace
    make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    roar
    act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    limp
    proceed slowly or with difficulty (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    wander
    go via an indirect route or at no set pace (verb.motion)
     
  • span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)
    cross, span, sweep, traverse
    to cover or extend over an area or time period (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    sweep
    cover the entire range of (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    overlap
    extend over and cover a part of (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    overspread, spread
    spread across or over (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    ridge
    extend in ridges (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    constellate, dot, stud
    scatter or intersperse like dots or studs (verb.stative)
     

verb group (continue is verb group of ....)

  • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
    continue, persist in
    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb.stative)
     
  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    continue
    continue after an interruption (verb.stative)
     
  • do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb.stative)
    continue, keep, keep on, retain
    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
     
  • keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
    continue, go forward, proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
     
  • move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     
  • span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)
    cover
    hold within range of an aimed firearm (verb.competition)
     

derivation (.... is derived from continue)

  • continue in a place, position, or situation (verb.stative)
    stay
    continuing or remaining in a place or state (noun.act)
     
  • continue talking (verb.communication)
    continuance, continuation
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption (noun.act)
     
  • exist over a prolonged period of time (verb.change)
    continuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction
    the consequence of being lengthened in duration (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.time)
    continuance, duration
    the period of time during which something continues (noun.time)
     
  • keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
    maintainer, sustainer, upholder
    someone who upholds or maintains (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.state)
    preservation
    the condition of being (well or ill) preserved (noun.state)
     
  • move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)
    advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (noun.act)
     
  • span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)
    extent
    the distance or area or volume over which something extends (noun.attribute)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation go along go on carry on proceed bear on preserve cease discontinue give up lay off be speak go locomote keep up prolong carry extend die hard endure stand segue bear on carry on persist in go forward proceed go along continuation lengthiness continuance duration advance advancement
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