Meaning & use

uninterrupted

adjective·Academic

Continuing steadily without any pause, break, or outside interference for the entire period.

See it in a sentence

They enjoyed three uninterrupted hours of sleep for the first time in months.

The professor gave an uninterrupted lecture that ran well past the scheduled hour.

A note on using this word

Uninterrupted stresses the absence of any break at all, stronger than 'continuous', which just means happening steadily over time.

Words with a similar meaning

continuousunbroken

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Words with an opposite meaning

interruptedintermittent

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