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100 Best Synonyms for “Ongoing”

October 5, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abiding continuing to exist
2. active currently operating or happening
3. advancing moving forward continuously
4. afoot currently happening or planned
5. alive still active or continuing
6. at work currently active
7. carried on continued without stopping
8. ceaseless without stopping
9. chronic continuing for a long time
10. constant continuing without change
11. continual repeatedly continuing
12. continuative serving to continue
13. continued carried on without stopping
14. continuing still happening or carried on
15. continuous without stopping
16. current happening now or at present
17. day-to-day continuing each day
18. developing still unfolding or growing
19. drawn-out continuing too long
20. effective currently in force
21. enduring lasting for a long time
22. evolving changing as it continues
23. extant still existing
24. functioning operating continuously
25. going forward continuing into the future
26. going on happening now
27. in development still being developed
28. in discussion still being discussed
29. in effect currently operating or valid
30. in force currently valid or active
31. in full swing actively happening now
32. in motion currently moving or active
33. in negotiation still being negotiated
34. in operation currently functioning
35. in process being worked on now
36. in progress currently underway
37. in train already underway
38. incomplete not yet finished fully
39. keeping on continuing to do something
40. kept up continued without pause
41. lasting continuing for some time
42. lingering continuing longer than expected
43. live currently active or operating
44. maintained kept going continuously
45. marching on continuing forward
46. month-to-month continuing each month
47. moving ahead continuing to progress
48. moving along continuing steadily
49. never-ending seemingly without end
50. not closed still open
51. not completed not yet done
52. not concluded not yet finished
53. not discontinued still being carried on
54. not finalized not yet made final
55. not over not yet finished
56. not resolved still undecided
57. not settled not yet resolved
58. not terminated not ended
59. on foot in progress
60. open still active or unresolved
61. operating working or continuing actively
62. operative currently in effect
63. pending not yet finished or decided
64. perpetual continuing forever or repeatedly
65. persistent continuing despite difficulty
66. persisting continuing to exist
67. proceeding moving ahead or continuing
68. progressing continuing toward completion
69. protracted lasting longer than expected
70. remaining still existing or continuing
71. renewed started again and continuing
72. resumed started again after pause
73. rolling continuing in sequence
74. running continuing in operation
75. simmering continuing at a low level
76. standing continuing in effect
77. steady continuing evenly
78. still active remaining in operation
79. still going continuing to happen
80. still open not yet closed
81. still running continuing in operation
82. subsisting continuing to exist
83. sustained kept going over time
84. unabated continuing without weakening
85. unbroken not interrupted or stopped
86. unceasing never stopping
87. undecided not yet settled
88. under consideration still being considered
89. underway having started and continuing
90. unfinished not yet completed
91. unfolding happening gradually over time
92. uninterrupted continuing without interruption
93. unsettled not yet resolved
94. valid still in effect
95. without end continuing endlessly
96. without letup continuing without easing
97. without pause continuing nonstop
98. working currently functioning or active
99. year-to-year continuing each year
100. yet unresolved still not settled

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