Continuation Synonyms and Antonyms

kən-tĭnyo͝o-āshən
The act of being continued
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. continuance
  2. persistence
  3. resumption
  4. prolongation
  5. continuing
  6. perpetuation
  7. renewal
  8. protraction
  9. propagation
  10. succession
  11. line
  12. carrying-on
  13. perseverance
  14. extension in time
  15. extension in space
  16. continuity
  17. carry-over
  18. production
  19. increase
  20. augmenting
  21. going-on
  22. maintenance
  23. maintaining
  24. endurance
  25. enduring
  26. sustenance
  27. sustaining
  28. resurgence
  29. self-perpetuation
  30. survival
  31. preservation
  32. furtherance
  33. ratification
  34. sanctioning
  35. follow through
  36. revival
  37. adjournal
Antonyms:
  1. end
  2. cessation
  3. termination
  4. stop
  5. discontinuance
  6. halt
  7. finish
  8. discontinuation
A part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sequel
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. good continuation
  2. law of continuation

Words Related to Continuation

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. continue
  2. sequence
  3. formalisation
  4. re-establishment

Continuation Sentence Examples

  • She relaxed and enjoyed the continuation of light banter.

  • Ts'ingtao is connected by railway with Chinan Fu, the capital of the province; a continuation of the same line provides for a junction with the main Lu-Han (Peking-Hankow) railway.

  • This central swelling may be considered a continuation towards the E.N.E.

  • Beneath the epidermis is a longitudinal layer of muscle-fibres which are separated into four distinct groups by the dorsal, ventral and lateral areas; these are occupied by a continuation of the epidermic layer; in the lateral areas run two thin-walled tubes with clear contents, which unite in the anterior part of the body and open by a pore situated on the ventral surface usually about a quarter or a third of the body length from the anterior end.

  • Its principal mountain ranges were Cebenna or Gebenna (Cevennes) in the south, and Jura, with its continuation Vosegus or Vogesus (Vosges), in the east.

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