continual

English Thesaurus

1. occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series (adj.all)

similar	:	insistent, repetitive,
definition	:	repetitive and persistent (adj.all)

similar	:	running,
definition	:	continually repeated over a period of time (adj.all)

similar	:	perennial, recurrent, repeated,
definition	:	recurring again and again (adj.all)

similar	:	persistent, relentless, unrelenting,
definition	:	never-ceasing (adj.all)

similar	:	recurring, revenant,
definition	:	coming back (adj.all)

2. `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption) (adj.all)

similar	:	continuous, uninterrupted,
definition	:	continuing in time or space without interruption (adj.all)

3. occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series (adj.all)

antonym	:	sporadic,
definition	:	recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances (adj.all)

antonym	:	sporadic,
definition	:	recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances (adj.all)