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continue

How many syllables in continue?

  3 syllables

Divide continue into syllables:   con-tin-ue
Stressed syllable in continue:   con-tin-ue
How to pronounce continue:   kun-tin-yoo
How to say continue:

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Synonyms for continue


1 syllable
  • goon
  • keep
  • run
  • stay
  • hold
  • last
  • stand
2 syllables
  • endure
  • go on
  • keep on
  • persist
  • preserve
  • remain
  • survive
  • extend
  • holdout
  • maintain
  • pickup
  • prolong
  • resume
3 syllables
  • go on with
  • recommence
4 syllables
  • perpetuate
  • take up again
  • pick up again
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