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

Friday fans aren’t precious about canon and continuity — this is a franchise with three different Tommy Jarvises and one memorable trip to space — but this series’ storytelling pivots are really just wheel-spinning. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Padma Khanna and other doubles performed some of the dances instead of Kumari, which made the continuity puzzle harder. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Both Coogler and Hulu are being coy about how this new series will fit into the continuity of the original show. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Relations between criminals and the authorities would become especially cozy; nostalgic references to a lost past would provide a false sense of continuity. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026