figured bass vs basso continuo

figured bass and basso continuo both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of figured bass include continuo, thorough bass.

figured bass (noun)	basso continuo (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