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continualadjective going on and on without any interruptionsthe castaways hoped that the continual broadcast of the distress signal would eventually attract attention ceaseless, continued, continuing, continuous, incessant, nonstop, perpetual, running, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting dateless, deathless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, interminable, permanent, undying, unendingchangeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvaryingdurable, enduring, lasting, persistentimperishable, indestructible discontinuous, noncontinuous intermittent, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurringalternate, alternating, cyclic(or cyclical), rhythmic(or rhythmical), seasonal, serialerratic, fitful, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady occurring or appearing at intervalsa history of continual invasions from countries to the west intermittent, on-and-off, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring alternate, alternating, cyclic(or cyclical), rhythmic(or rhythmical), seasonal, serialaperiodic, erratic, fitful, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady constant, continuous, incessant, unceasing eternal, everlasting, interminable, perpetual continual, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual, perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence.continual often implies a close prolonged succession or recurrence.continual showers the whole weekend continuous usually implies an uninterrupted flow or spatial extension.football's oldest continuous rivalry constant implies uniform or persistent occurrence or recurrence.lived in constant pain incessant implies ceaseless or uninterrupted activity.annoyed by the incessant quarreling perpetual suggests unfailing repetition or lasting duration.a land of perpetual snowfall perennial implies enduring existence often through constant renewal.a perennial source of controversy in the 14th century |