basso continuo vs thorough bass

basso continuo and thorough bass both are nouns.

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

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

basso continuo and thorough 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, figured bass.

basso continuo (noun)	thorough 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