uninterrupted

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnɪntɜrˈʌptɪd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not interrupted; continuous without any break, pause, or disturbance.; Not obstructed or impeded; unobstructed in view or passage.; Steady and constant; without variation or fluctuation.; Not broken or broken off; whole and complete.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more uninterrupted Superlative: most uninterrupted

Collocations

uninterrupted sleepuninterrupted serviceuninterrupted flowuninterrupted viewuninterrupted accessuninterrupted power supply

Derivatives

uninterruptedlyuninterruptednessinterruptinterruptioninterrupted

Synonyms

continuousunbrokenconstantsteadyceaselesssustained

Antonyms

interruptedbrokenintermittentsporadic

Commonly confused

continuous
EN: 'Continuous' means without any gap at all; 'uninterrupted' emphasizes that nothing externally stopped or broke the process.
uninterruptible
EN: 'Uninterruptible' means cannot be interrupted (capability); 'uninterrupted' means was not in fact interrupted (state).

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'r' in 'interrupted' (from 'interrupt') and that the prefix is 'un-' not 'in-' or 'non-'.

💬 Examples

  1. She enjoyed an uninterrupted night's sleep for the first time in weeks.

  2. The hilltop offered an uninterrupted view of the valley below.

  3. The company has maintained uninterrupted growth for over a decade.

  4. The manuscript survived in an uninterrupted form for centuries.