continuing
adjective
con·tin·u·ing kən-ˈtin-yü-iŋ 
1
: continuous, constant
continuing poverty
2
: needing no renewal : enduring
continuing fame
a continuing contract
continuingly adverb
Synonyms
- ceaseless
- continual
- continued
- continuous
- incessant
- nonstop
- perpetual
- running
- unbroken
- unceasing
- uninterrupted
- unremitting
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Example Sentences
the continuing success of the chain as it opens stores around the country the public's continuing interest in every aspect of the lives of celebrities
Recent Examples on the Web These rapid changes to the nature of work will require continuing education throughout the workforce. 
P.k. Agarwal, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2017
P.k. Agarwal, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Middle English contynuynge , from present participle of continuen "to continue"
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing continuing
Legal Definition
continuing
adjective
con·tin·u·ing
1
: marked by uninterrupted extension in time or sequence
a continuing criminal enterprise
2
: needing no renewal
continuing shareholders
continuingly
adverb
as in continuously
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- continuously
- consistently
- perpetually
- continually
- unceasingly
- constantly
- often
- frequently
- always
- repeatedly
- uninterruptedly
- oft
- oftentimes
- again and again
- hourly
- regularly
- again
- anew
- commonly
- much
- routinely
- habitually
- ofttimes
- afresh
- intermittently
- ordinarily
- night and day
- periodically
- over and over
- generally
- recurrently
- usually
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rarely
- seldom
- now
- infrequently
- occasionally
- sometimes
- little
- sporadically
- never
- once
- now and then
- ne'er