continualadjective
uk/kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/us/kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/C1 happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way:
I've had continual problems with this car ever since I bought it.
I'm sorry - I can't work with these continual interruptions.
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- His continual demands for sympathy became quite a strain on his friends.
- In the end, it was the continual drinking that destroyed him.
- The battalion had to face continual attacks from the enemy.
- She suffers continual bouts of dizziness and nausea.
- Those of us with mortgages have been subjected to continual interest-rate rises in the last couple of years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Continually & repeatedly
- 24/7
- ad nauseam
- again
- alway
- always
- clock
- constant
- hour after hour idiom
- hourly
- immemorial
- interval
- morning
- morning, noon, and night idiom
- night after night idiom
- perpetual
- perpetually
- persistent
- quick-fire
- repeated
- streak
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continually
adverb uk/kənˈtɪn.ju.ə.li/us/kənˈtɪn.ju.ə.li/
C1
They argue continually.