NONCONTINUOUS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

noncontinuous

adjective

Definition of noncontinuous

as in discontinuous

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Recent Examples of noncontinuous Another strategy that the ATC has been promoting in recent years is the flip-flop—a noncontinuous thru-hike. — Karen Berger, Outside Online, 28 June 2021 There, Russia maintains the noncontinuous territory of Kaliningrad, a militarized outpost between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and studied by NATO as the potential area where trouble could begin. — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 14 May 2020 Inside the book were hundreds of pages of delicate pen-and-ink renderings of brain cells by the 20th-century Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who discovered the noncontinuous nature of neurons, which communicate across a minuscule gap. — Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 Early storylines ■ Wellesley looks to increase its close lead over Needham (62-60-9) in teh country’s oldest noncontinuous high school rivalry. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncontinuous

Adjective

The gin is produced using the traditional discontinuous, indirect steam distillation method on a base of Italian grain alcohol, allowing each botanical to be infused gradually and with precision.

— Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
In other words, the global village attempts to describe rather than celebrate a new situation, a new way of being in the western world which is disincarnate and discontinuous.

— Brian A. Cogan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

Definition of discontinuous

Adjective

The first uses satellite imaging integrated with geographic information systems to replace periodic inspections with continuous environmental monitoring.

— Gamuda Contributor, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The lightweight feet are made from triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures that absorb and release impact energy, reducing the workload on the robot’s motors.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of periodic

Adjective

Jain responded that most of their clients either currently have BV or have dealt with recurrent infections in the past.

— Sarah DiGregorio, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Aiyuk began veering away from the team’s rehabilitation protocol soon after the surgery, failing to communicate with the team — a recurrent theme between Aiyuk and the 49ers — and preferring to rehabilitate on his own.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 27 July 2026