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circumstance(s); ambience or ambiance, surround, surroundings,<br />

frame (of reference), setting, background: It is often hard to<br />

understand something taken out of its context.<br />

continual adj. constant, incessant, perpetual, non-stop, persistent,<br />

uninterrupted, regular, steady, unbroken, unceasing, ceaseless,<br />

constant, eternal, unremitting, interminable, endless, unending;<br />

Loosely continuous: She has this continual ringing in her ears.<br />

continue v. 1 carry on, proceed (with), keep up or on or at, go on<br />

(with), pursue, persist (in), persevere (in): Please continue<br />

whatever it was you were doing. 2 endure, last, go on, persist,<br />

be prolonged, remain: How long will the curfew continue? 3<br />

maintain, keep (on), prolong, perpetuate, carry on (with),<br />

persist in or with, sustain, extend: My mother continued her<br />

career throughout my childhood. 4 resume, pick up, take up,<br />

carry on (with): Allow me to continue my story and don't<br />

interrupt again. 5 proceed, go (on), extend: The road<br />

continues for about a mile, ending at the sea.<br />

continuous<br />

adj. 1 connected, unbroken, uninterrupted: The wall is<br />

continuous except for one gate. 2 incessant, persistent,<br />

perpetual, non-stop, unceasing, ceaseless, constant,<br />

unremitting, interminable, endless, unending; Loosely continual:<br />

A continuous stream of refugees passed through the camp.<br />

contract n. 1 agreement, understanding, deal, bargain, arrangement,<br />

pact, commitment, obligation, compact: We have just signed a<br />

contract to supply office equipment to a new electronics<br />

company.<br />

contradict<br />

--v. 2 engage, agree, promise, covenant, undertake: Our<br />

company contracted to maintain the roads in this area. 3 catch,<br />

acquire, get, come down with, develop, become infected with,<br />

Brit go down with: Eunice contracted diphtheria. 4 diminish,<br />

shrink, draw together, roll (oneself), narrow, squeeze,<br />

constrict, compress, condense, decrease, reduce: When<br />

disturbed, the animal contracts itself into a ball. 5 wrinkle,<br />

knit, crease, corrugate, pucker: His brow contracted into a<br />

frown.

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