continuously

1. 1.

   at every point

   “The function is continuously differentiable”
2. 2.

   with unflagging resolve

   “dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste”

   Synonymsendlesslyceaselesslyincessantlyunceasinglyunendingly

Questions about continuously

What does continuously mean?

continuously means "at every point". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in continuously?

continuously has 5 syllables: con-tin-u-ou-sly. The stress falls on "tin". In IPA it is /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/.

What is another word for continuously?

Close synonyms include endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is continuously a common word?

continuously is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.