Thesaurus:discontinuous

Thesaurus

discontinuous

English

Adjective

Sense: having breaks or interruptions

Synonyms

• broken    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fitful
• discontinuous
• intermissive
• intermittent
• patchy
• spasmodic
• stop-start

Antonyms

• continuous    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• on-again, off-again
• on-off
• twinkling

Various

• in fits and starts
• irregular
• unsteady    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “70. discontinuity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “discontinuous” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.