continues

Keeps on going

Continues is the third-person singular form of continue, meaning to persist or carry on without stopping.

Something that continues maintains its course: The rain continues into the evening, She continues to improve.

It also means to resume after interruption: The meeting continues after lunch.

resume

restart

Commence anew

proceed · carry on · revive · reinstate · reestablish · reconnect · reengage · rejoin · extend · regenerate

persist

persevere

Continue despite obstacles

carry on · keep up · last · survive · prevail · remain · linger · withstand · abide · prolong

endless

infinite

Having no bounds

everlasting · unceasing · interminable · boundless · limitless · timeless · inexhaustible · perennial · ceaseless · relentless

progression

advance

Move or progress forward

escalate · expand · extend · build · grow · deepen · intensify · proceed · move forward · press on

steady

constant

Fixed, unvarying quantity

uninterrupted · consistent · regular · sustained · perpetual · unbroken · unvarying · reliable · dependable · even

flow

stream

Steady continuous flow

progression · sequence · succession · chain · thread · course · run · stretch · span · trajectory

Categories
Opposites
temporal persistence

continuesstops

Ceases to continue

ends · ceases · terminates · discontinues · concludes

consistency vs. change

continueschanges

Alterations or transitions

shifts · transforms · deviates · diverges · alters

initiation vs. resumption

continuesbegins

Starts to happen

starts · commences · initiates · originates · launches

Phrases
Family

continue, continuing, continual, continuous, continued, discontinue, continuity, continually, continuation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G