Synonyms of continuum

continuum

noun

as in spectrum

formal a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities

His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving.

a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spectrum
• scale
• gamut
• sequence
• range
• progression
• chain
• nexus
• line
• string
• gauntlet
• train
• chain reaction
• consecution
• gantlet
• flow
• cycle
• concatenation
• belt
• catenation
• circle
• river
• catena
• stream
• vicious cycle
• vicious circle
• succession
• file
• row
• queue

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of continuum

These cells can also be operated in analog mode, taking advantage of a continuum of electrical resistance. —IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2017

The film returns us to a childlike gaze, marveling at a world alive with possibility, where every sight lives on a continuum of meaning. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024

But, for me, part of that continuum of getting that high energy part of him. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024

This series serves as a duality of existence–that there is a continuum in these spaces, which also, challenges stereotypes about the Black experience–especially my experience of growing up in the suburbs of Southfield, Michigan in Metro Detroit. —Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024