continues

VERB

persist, carry on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance endure extend go on last linger maintain progress promote pursue reach remain stay survive sustain

STRONG

abide lengthen loiter outlast outlive persevere project prolong rest ride stand uphold

WEAK

carry forward draw out forge ahead get on with it hang in keep at keep on keep on truckin' keep the ball rolling keep up live on make headway move ahead never cease perdure persist in press on push on run on stay on stick at stick to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease condemn decrease depart discontinue go halt ignore leave retreat retrogress stop take back

STRONG

abbreviate move quit refuse reject shorten

WEAK

complete desist end finish

VERB

begin again; resume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

proceed renew restore return to

STRONG

recapitulate recommence reestablish reinstate reopen restart

WEAK

begin over begin where one left off carry on carry over go on with pick up reinstitute take up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt stop

WEAK

cease complete desist discontinue end finish

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the March 28, 2026, print edition as 'The High-Tax Wealth Flight Continues'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It was "psychedelically weird" when their last album, As The Love Continues, unexpectedly went to number one in 2021.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

Thus, the New York Times' only top-of-the-news story on Harris recently was headlined, “In Interviews, Kamala Harris Continues to Bob and Weave.”

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2024

“Wu-Tang Clan: The Saga Continues … the Las Vegas Residency” is set to begin during Super Bowl Weekend, just before the Feb. 11 game is played at the city’s Allegiant Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Continues About Thirty Years.—The menstrual function continues active from this age until about the forty-fifth year, although this may be extended even ten years later.

From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes