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  • Word comparison: contiguous vs. continuous

contiguous vs. continuous

adjective

  1. touching; in contact.

    Synonyms: adjoining
  2. in close proximity without actually touching; near.

    Synonyms: adjacent
  3. adjacent in time.

    contiguous events.

adjective

  1. uninterrupted in time; without cessation.

    continuous coughing during the concert.

  2. being in immediate connection or spatial relationship.

    a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.

  3. Grammar.,  progressive.