Synonyms of continuum

continuum

noun

as in spectrum

formal a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities

His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving.

a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot

Related Words

• spectrum
• scale
• sequence
• range
• progression
• gamut
• chain
• nexus
• line
• string
• gauntlet
• train
• chain reaction
• consecution
• flow
• cycle
• concatenation
• catenation
• belt
• circle
• river
• catena
• stream
• vicious circle
• succession
• file
• row
• queue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of continuum

Precisely for this reason, what is particularly important is the undertone of the brown lipstick, which can be pinkish or orange to create a continuum with the complexion, avoiding creating disharmonious contrasts. —Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025

The typical Sahib Singh character exists on a continuum from swagger to insecurity. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025

Community policing, which is a collaboration between police and the community to solve problems, and the use-of-force continuum – the escalating series of appropriate actions an officer may take to resolve a situation – also form part of training. —Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025

But Brando was also part of this fabric of same-sex relationships that Baldwin had on this continuum that did make writing the book challenging. —Fiction Non Fiction august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025