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interrupted - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | interrupted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stopped |
| Synonyms: | broken, cut short, delayed, discontinued, discontinuous, held up, intermittent, irregular, postponed, suspended, broken off, checked, disrupted, hindered, interfered with, obstructed |
| Main Entry: | interrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, interfere |
| Synonyms: | arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, butt in*, check, come between, crash, cut, cut off*, cut short*, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, separate, sever, stay, stop, suspend, break train of thought, bust in, chime in*, crowd in, cut in on, edge in, get in the way, in, lay aside, put in, shortstop, work in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disconnected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused; discontinuous |
| Synonyms: | broken, detached, disjointed, disordered, illogical, inchoate, incoherent, interrupted, irrational, irregular, jumbled, loose, mixed-up, muddled, rambling, separated, uncoordinated, unintelligible, wandering, garbled, incohesive, uncontinuous |
| Antonyms: | coherent, connected, continuous, intelligible, joined, understandable, attached |
| Main Entry: | discontinuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken; intermittent |
| Synonyms: | alternate, desultory, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, fitful, gaping, inchoate, incoherent, incohesive, interrupted, irregular, muddled, spasmodic, unconnected, unorganized |
| Antonyms: | agreement, antagonism, antipathy, clash, clashing, collision, connected, contention, contiguous, continuous, cooperation, difference, disaccord, disagreement animosity, discord [n1] conflict, discordance, discrepancy, disharmony, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, enmity, friction, fuss, harmony, hassle, hostility, incompatibility, incongruity, inharmony, lack of concord, mischief, opposition, peace, polarization, rancor, regular, row, ruckus, rupture, scene, spat, split, static, strife, unbroken, variance, wrangling; concept 388 'Ant. accord |
| Main Entry: | fitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
| Synonyms: | broken, capricious, catchy*, changeable, desultory, disturbed, erratic, flickering, haphazard, hit-or-miss*, impulsive, inconstant, intermittent, interrupted, periodic, random, recurrent, restive, restless, spasmodic, spotty, unstable, variable, bits and pieces, fluctuating, herky-jerky, on-again-off-again, shifting, spastic |
| Antonyms: | constant, continuous, even, regular, undisturbed, unvarying |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intermittent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
| Synonyms: | alternate, arrested, broken, cyclical, discontinuous, fitful, hit-or-miss*, infrequent, interrupted, now and then*, occasional, on and off*, periodic, periodical, recurrent, rhythmic, serial, spasmodic, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, discontinuing, epochal, every other, here and there, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, punctuated, recurring, rhythmical, seasonal, shifting, stop-and-go |
| Antonyms: | constant, continual, continuing, perpetual, regular |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | piecemeal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | bit by bit |
| Synonyms: | by degrees, fitfully, fragmentary, gradual, gradually, intermittent, interrupted, partial, partially, patchy, spotty, at intervals, by fits and starts, intermittently, little by little, step by step |
| Antonyms: | all, completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | discontinued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ended |
| Synonyms: | discarded, interrupted, canceled, given up, terminated |
| Main Entry: | prevented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obviated |
| Synonyms: | interrupted, stopped, blocked, interfered with |
| Main Entry: | stopped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at a halt |
| Synonyms: | cut short, interrupted, blocked, cancelled, gridlocked |
| Main Entry: | broken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discontinuous |
| Synonyms: | disconnected, disturbed, erratic, fragmentary, incomplete, intermittent, interrupted, irregular, spasmodic, spastic |
| Antonyms: | complete, connected, continuous, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | suspended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | postponed |
| Synonyms: | deferred, delayed, interrupted, halted |
| Main Entry: | abort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or cancel something |
| Synonyms: | arrest, break off, call off, check, cut off, drop, end, fail, halt, interrupt, lay off*, nullify, scrap, scratch, scrub*, terminate, call it quits, knock it off |
| Antonyms: | continue, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or slow |
| Synonyms: | block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub*, shut down, stall, stay, suppress |
| Antonyms: | activate, encourage, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | barge in/barge into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge |
| Synonyms: | break in, collide, infringe, interrupt, intrude, push, shove, stumble, burst in, muscle in |
| Antonyms: | wait |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop an action |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cut, discontinue, interrupt, pause, rest, suspend, give up |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | allow, cause |
| Main Entry: | break in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intrude |
| Synonyms: | barge in, breach, butt in*, interfere, interject, interrupt, intervene, invade, meddle, raid, rob, steal, trespass, break and enter, burglarize, burgle, burst in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | butt in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle |
| Synonyms: | barge in, bother, burst in, charge in, chisel in, cut in, disturb, get into the act, interject, interrupt, intrude, muscle in, pester, poke one's face in, pry, put one's two cents in |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
| Synonyms: | arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chip in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
| Synonyms: | break in*, come through*, interpose, interrupt, pay, pitch in, subscribe, ante up, chime in*, conate, go Dutch |
| Antonyms: | pilfer, take, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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