Synonyms of continuation

continuation

noun

kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən 

as in continuity

uninterrupted or lasting existence

the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continuity
• continuance
• persistence
• continuousness
• survival
• duration
• endurance
• durability
• extension
• subsistence
• prolongation
• ceaselessness
• lengthening
• elongation
• permanence
• prolonging
• stretching
• abidance
• drawing out
• enduringness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• termination
• end
• cessation
• ending
• discontinuance
• expiration
• finish
• close
• discontinuity
• stoppage
• curtailment
• surcease
• shortening
• cutback
• abridgment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of continuation

These two books kick off The Valkyrie Cycle, a continuation of the ACOTAR series. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Some practitioners, particularly in modern Druidry’s early decades, have maintained that their tradition is a direct continuation of the ancient druids’ religion, one that had been preserved in secret over two millennia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

The trail will be a continuation of one recently built on the Waverly Road bridge over the Little Calumet River, just south of the I-94 overpass. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

This is the continuation of a longstanding relationship between the Gates Foundation and IHME since the $89 billion philanthropic organization provided the founding investment to establish the organization at UW in 2007. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026