basso continuo vs figured bass

basso continuo and figured bass both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basso continuo	Yes	No	No	No
figured bass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basso continuo and figured bass are synonyms defined as:

basso continuo and figured bass: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

Other synonyms of basso continuo include continuo, thorough bass.

basso continuo (noun)	figured bass (noun)
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played	a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played