uninterrupted
/'ʌn,intə'rʌptid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Continuing without stopping or being broken: Describes something that happens or exists without any pauses, breaks, or gaps in time or space.
- Having undisturbed continuity: Describes a state or condition that is not interfered with or disrupted.
Usage and Examples
- Describing continuous time or action:
- The rain was uninterrupted for three days.
- She gave an uninterrupted two-hour lecture.
- Describing a continuous physical line or space:
- The artist drew an uninterrupted line across the canvas.
- We have an uninterrupted view of the ocean from our balcony.
- Describing an undisturbed state:
- Please ensure I have uninterrupted time to focus on this report.
- A convalescent needs uninterrupted sleep.
Advanced Usage
- "Uninterrupted flow": A steady, continuous movement of something (e.g., traffic, water, information).
- The dam ensures an uninterrupted flow of water to the fields.
- "Uninterrupted service": A service that is provided without any stoppages or disruptions.
- The company guarantees uninterrupted service 24 hours a day.
Variants and Related Words
- Uninterruptedly (adverb): In an uninterrupted manner.
- The machine ran uninterruptedly for a week.
- Uninterruptible (adjective): Not able to be interrupted (often used in technical contexts like power supplies).
- The server is connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
- Continuous (adjective): Similar in meaning, often used interchangeably, though "continuous" can imply an unbroken extension in space, while "uninterrupted" often emphasizes the absence of external stoppages.
Synonyms
- Continuous: Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
- Unbroken: Not interrupted or disturbed; continuous.
- Sustained: Maintained at length without interruption or weakening.
- Ceaseless: Constant and unending.
Antonyms
- Intermittent: Occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
- Interrupted: Having a consistency or sequence broken by intervals.
- Sporadic: Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
Adjective
- continuing in time or space without interruption
- a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light- James Jeans
- a continuous bout of illness lasting six months
- lived in continuous fear
- a continuous row of warehouses
- a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it
- moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks
- having undisturbed continuity
- a convalescent needs uninterrupted sleep