Synonyms of continuity

continuity

noun

ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē 

as in continuation

uninterrupted or lasting existence

after being shuttled from one foster home to another, the child needs some continuity of care

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of continuity

Grade, deposit size, continuity, depth, and metallurgical characteristics all affect whether ore can be processed efficiently. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Benefits continuity is therefore not just a bureaucratic detail. — Jeff Berry, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

However, Jaissle’s stylistic footballing similarities and the German’s keenness for his deep-lying midfielders to be bold and capable of playing upfield swiftly, with precision, means Steur may have found continuity of sorts. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Ford is among the few filmmakers who succeeds in filming a stage performance with visual attention (a combination of duration and framing) that sustains literary continuity yet never recedes to mere home-video-like recording. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026