figured bass vs continuo

figured bass and continuo both are nouns.

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

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

figured bass and 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 basso continuo, thorough bass.

figured bass (noun)	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