CONTINUOUS TENSE Synonyms
1 hypernym for continuous tense. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CONTINUOUS TENSE
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| progressive | adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||
| ongoing | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • currently happening | ||||||
| sustained | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • maintained at length without interruption or weakening • (of an electric arc) continuous | ||||||
| unbroken | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence • (of farmland) not plowed • (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded • not broken; whole and intact; in one piece adjective satellite • not subdued or trained for service or use | ||||||
| uninterrupted | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • continuing in time or space without interruption adjective satellite • having undisturbed continuity | ||||||
| imperfect | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not perfect; defective or inadequate noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | ||||||
| imperfect tense | noun n | |||||
noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | ||||||
| progressive tense | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | ||||||