non-continuous
Broken up intermittently
Non-continuous describes something that has gaps, breaks, or interruptions rather than flowing without pause.
A non-continuous line is dotted or dashed.
Non-continuous employment has periods of joblessness between positions.
The term appears in technical and formal contexts where the absence of continuity matters: The data showed non-continuous growth over the decade.
Occurring at intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
- recurrentHappening multiple times
- alternatingOccurring in turns
pulsing · oscillating · fluctuating · on-and-off · stop-and-go · stuttering · fitful · wavelike
Divided into sections
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- gappedHaving spaces between
separated · partitioned · sectioned · divided · split · piecemeal · compartmentalized · modular
periodic
Occurring at intervals
alternating · pulsing · oscillating · fluctuating · on-and-off · stop-and-go · stuttering · fitful · wavelike · rhythmic
segmented
Divided into sections
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- brokenDamaged beyond function
gapped · separated · partitioned · sectioned · divided · split · piecemeal · compartmentalized · modular · chunked
occasional
Happening at intervals
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
erratic · random · unpredictable · spasmodic · haphazard · patchy · isolated · sparse · seldom · rare
paused
Stopped temporarily
broken · severed · stopped · ceased · stalled · abrupt · gap · hiatus · breach · lapse
non-continuouscontinuous
Without pause or gap
uninterrupted · constant · sustained · perpetual · unbroken
non-continuouscontinuous
Without pause or gap
unbroken · seamless · contiguous · connected · solid
non-continuouscontinuous
Without pause or gap
smooth · differentiable · unbroken · analog · connected
continuous, continue, continual, continually, continuously, continuity, continuation, discontinue, discontinuous