INTERRUPTED Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of interrupted

as in suspended

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as in sudden

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verb

past tense of interrupt

as in intruded

to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

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Recent Examples of interrupted

Adjective

Venezuelans abroad struggled to make contact with relatives due to interrupted phone service in the country. — CBS News, 26 June 2026 The battery life lasts up to 10 days, eliminating any worries of interrupted tracking. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

Verb

Last year, a mystery attacker interrupted the WarGames match and gave the win to The Vision and company. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 The heavy use of VAR has also interrupted the flow of games by halting matches that weren’t meant to be halted, leaving everyone standing on the field while the referee goes off to watch TV, sometimes for minutes at a time. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted

Adjective

Steps from City Hall, a two-acre dirt lot once promised as a flagship downtown park instead sits fenced and idle.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
On the higher end, a saver would collect a little more than $2,000 in interest for essentially doing nothing but waiting out the term — money that would otherwise sit idle in a low- or no-interest account.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
The 61-year-old was treated in Greece for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, after a sudden cabin depressurization triggered oxygen masks and a rapid descent.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of sudden

Verb

So the familiarity of my story with John sometimes intruded into what was supposed to be this fairy tale.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
But getting out of military service remains controversial in South Korea, and last week, a minor scandal intruded on the usual rhythms of the World Cup.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026

Definition of intruded

Adjective

Doctors said the lack of blood flow made a small spot in the front left hemisphere of his brain inactive, but those functions could rewire to another region over time.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Like the police report in Sebold’s assault, those cases had also been quickly consigned to the inactive file.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 14 July 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

Garments are still assessed by hand, graded using inconsistent standards and traded through disconnected networks with little pricing transparency, the company said.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Cautillo was also carrying a disconnected lithium battery, an electric towel warmer that had wires sticking out of it, and an electric scooter with a bad sticking out of it, the statement said.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of disconnected

Verb

The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
The ministry added that the fire has since been extinguished.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of added

Adjective

If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of inoperative

Adjective

The system now has to know when the caller has finished speaking, tolerate noise and accents, respond fast enough that silence doesn't feel broken and sound natural enough that people don't hang up.

— Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
During the 2024 season, Pasquantino had a broken thumb after a freak play against the Astros in Houston.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

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