Synonyms & related words for discontinuous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of discontinuous — including noncontinuous, intermittent, disjunct, sporadic, disjointed, intermitting. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to discontinuous

Explore words related to discontinuous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include discontinuously, discontinuity, continuous, disrupted, continuousness, aperiodic, inhomogeneous, intermitted. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for discontinuous

Common synonyms for discontinuous include noncontinuous, intermittent, disjunct, sporadic, disjointed, intermitting, irregular, discrete — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does discontinuous come from?

The word discontinuous breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“not”); and -tin, from Latin teneo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.