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Continual vs Sustained - What's the difference?

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Continual is a related term of sustained.


As adjectives the difference between continual and sustained

is that continual is recurring in steady, rapid succession while sustained is held continuously at a certain level.

As a verb sustained is

(sustain).

continual

English

Alternative forms

* continuall (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
  • (proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
  • (proscribed) Forming a continuous series.

    • Usage notes

    In careful usage, continual refers to repeated'' actions “continual objections”, while continuous refers to ''uninterrupted'' actions or objects “continuous flow”, “played music continuously from dusk to dawn”. However, this distinction is not observed in informal usage, a noted example being the magic spell name “continual light” (unbroken light), in the game ''.

    Related terms

    * continuance * continuation * continue * continuous * continuum

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    sustained

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sustain)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Held continuously at a certain level.
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  • (music) Held at a certain pitch.

    • Synonyms

    * (held at a certain level) constant, continuous, steady