CONTINUOUS TENSE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase continuous tense. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONTINUOUS TENSE
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| progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, 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 | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • currently happening | ||||||||
| sustained | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • maintained at length without interruption or weakening • (of an electric arc) continuous | ||||||||
| unbroken | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • continuing in time or space without interruption adjective satellite • having undisturbed continuity | ||||||||
| imperfect | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | ||||||||
| progressive tense | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going | ||||||||
