CONTINENTAL Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of continental

as in damn

the smallest amount or part imaginable complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders

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adjective

as in intercontinental

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Noun

Hosted by enthusiastic young continentals, songs are scored by a combination of dial-in votes from viewers and jurists representing the participating countries. — Amy Thomson, Bloomberg.com, 24 Apr. 2020 Kenyatta rejected concerns that a free trade deal with the United States would undermine a new continental free trade agreement in Africa aimed at creating the world’s largest common market. — Tom Odula, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2020

Adjective

Hers was a journey of Odyssean proportions, a survival story on a continental scale. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s a strong contrast between continental and coastal life with different mentalities, social dynamics, habits, food and language. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for continental

Recent Examples of Synonyms for continental

Noun

Trump is not a successful deal maker, because no deal Trump makes is worth a damn.

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of damn

Adjective

China has revealed for the first time the deployment of third-generation nuclear submarine tests in the Pacific, announcing its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) missions to the world.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
But once Moscow demonstrated its ability to launch intercontinental rockets, Europeans feared that the United States would no longer be willing to use nuclear weapons to prevent a Soviet invasion of Europe.

— Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of intercontinental

Noun

In art, as in life, the messy materiality of flesh fazes me not one whit.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?

— Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

Definition of whit

Adjective

The race is bitterly divided on the issue of a transcontinental railroad.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
The rise of major metropolitan centers around the world, for example, brought with it Baudelaire’s flâneur just as transcontinental railroads made narrative skips in space and time more legible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of transcontinental

Noun

But for the most part, both are getting their points across, landing a few licks and, so far, avoiding the sort of major gaffe or damaging moment that could reshape the race.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Shafee operates in a languid, free-form zone throughout, trading his funky licks for loose, spacious lines and tolling, repetitive chords.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of lick

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Homeland Security Investigations agents typically focused on transnational criminal investigations such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The coordination comes amid a wider transnational campaign of mayhem organized by communist, socialist and leftist groups in Greece, Italy, Spain, India and elsewhere.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of transnational

Noun

Closer to home there’s The Invite’s Olivia Wilde, who is a hoot as a tightly wound yuppie, and who could make history as the first woman to direct herself to an acting nomination.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Whyte is a hoot, and her thick-as-thieves chemistry with Horgan a delight.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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