Continual vs. Continued

Continual vs. Continued — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Continual and Continued

Continualadjective

Recurring in steady, rapid succession.

Continuedadjective

(dated) Prolonged; unstopped.

Continualadjective

(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.

Continuedadjective

Uninterrupted.

Continualadjective

(proscribed) Forming a continuous series.

Continuedverb

simple past tense and past participle of continue

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Continualadjective

seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series;

the continual banging of the shutters

Continuednoun

the word continued when placed in the end of the page to show it is to be continued

Continualadjective

`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

Continuedadjective

without stop or interruption;

to insure the continued success of the warthe continued existence of nationalismthe continued popularity of Westerns