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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Adjective

Health officials and aid groups say many migrants fled South Africa without medication or medical records, raising fears of interrupted HIV treatment in a region with some of the world’s highest infection rates. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Men may also notice difficulty starting urination, a weak or interrupted flow, or a burning sensation while urinating. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Lane was always the guy who interrupted the monotony of a long practice or meeting with a comment or joke. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Even Adele interrupted one of her own concerts to talk about her. — David MacK, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted

Adjective

Ezequiel Duran drove in two runs and Texas (66-66) outhit the AL Central leaders 14-5 to move a half-game ahead of idle Houston and take sole possession of first place in the AL West for the first time since July 30.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
When the risk-free rate was near zero, idle cash created significant opportunity cost.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of idle

Adjective

Officials are still investigating the exact cause, though preliminary assessments suggest an ice avalanche may have blocked a river upstream in Tibet, triggering the sudden outburst flood.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The concierge can be contacted via WhatsApp, but response times can be slow during varying rush hours; for example, a sudden tropical rainstorm might inspire half the resort to call in for room service.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 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

These polar nanoclusters would ideally be electrically inactive but quickly respond to electrical fields and add tunability to the material’s properties when needed.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
The product also contains benzalkonium chloride, boric acid, edetate disodium, purified water, sodium chloride and sodium citrate as inactive ingredients.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of inactive

Adjective

That’s the conclusion of new survey of 5,693 frontline workers and managers out of Dayforce, which finds that frontline productivity suffers due to disconnected information and workflows.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Industry estimates suggest that nearly 70 percent of operational tasks in complex supply chains are routine and strong candidates for automation, yet many remain manual and heavily dependent on disconnected workflows.

— George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disconnected

Verb

Macron added that France will ramp up investments in its domestic AI industry to ensure the country is not left behind should international cooperation collapse.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Short added that Manatee County is considering pay-to-park systems at the Manatee Public Beach and the Coquina Beach parking lot, putting pressure on Anna Maria to make a move.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 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

Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim’s ‘Too Many Cooks,’ makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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