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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interrupted

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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

Many endured toxic early regimens, profound loss, persistent stigma, interrupted employment, and years of fragmented care. — Jeff Berry, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 Kontras’ next trip into the area was his interrupted stand-building expedition during the bow season. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

Labs are being shuttered and scientific innovation is being interrupted. — Abdullah Shihipar, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 Referee Paul Turner interrupted the strikes, resulting in boos from Wembley. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted

Adjective

Quantifying the cost of disruptions — from fuel subsidies and emergency imports to lost output and idle workers — would make the case for resilience more tangible.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Their movements become more spiteful than woo-woo, more sculpture than painting, more an argument than an idle thought.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

And at the end of it all, a euphoric fan base, tipsy with its sudden reversal of fortune, belted out a 1976 Abba song in South Florida.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
The model is pulled in ten different directions by different internal product teams, resulting in an interface that suffers from sudden behavioral resets and an inability to smoothly execute complex, multi-turn human requests.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sudden

Verb

If the bill becomes law and the county challenges it, Pio Roda said county attorneys could argue that the state had improperly intruded into a local matter.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
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

Definition of intruded

Adjective

When marketing and sales operate on separate data sets and disconnected systems, the customer journey is broken and experience suffers.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
Coordinating people, locations and devices while maintaining protocol consistency and data integrity becomes significantly more challenging when workflows rely on disconnected systems or manual handoffs.

— Avik Pal, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disconnected

Verb

Under the guise of paying homage to the bouquet of flowers his grandmother crocheted for his sister on her wedding day, Joseph added a matching purple bouquet which conveniently hides the super long crotch.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Milwaukee Public Library research and policy coordinator Joey McMahon added the library has been a staple for Milwaukee artists and music lovers for a long time.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 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

Something happened when Chris Paul got his hand caught in a Portland Trail Blazers player’s jersey, ending the 2016 playoff run with a broken bone.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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