1
as in suspended
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in sudden
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in intruded
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of interrupted
Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
And despite the prison detour, my interrupted reporting trip had been constructive.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The online world is a largely visual medium with a complex array of workflows, and dementia commonly causes visual processing to be interrupted or delayed.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for interrupted 
Adjective
Because interrupted plagiarism is plagiarism that doesn't make a profit.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
And despite the prison detour, my interrupted reporting trip had been constructive.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
Medical education, interrupted Ali is one of 3 million people who have fled Sudan.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The online world is a largely visual medium with a complex array of workflows, and dementia commonly causes visual processing to be interrupted or delayed.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for interrupted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
Adjective
-
The smooch was just a tactic to make Ally’s ex jealous, obviously, but such a sudden and spectacular display of passion does put them on a collision course with local authorities.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2025
-
Linda Ward-Smith, president of her local AFGE union chapter in Las Vegas, said of the sudden buyout offer.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
That positive recognition is the carrot perpetually in arm’s reach, the thing that will finally make up for a lifetime of feeling disconnected.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
-
Shares in Netflix have surged almost 80% over the past year, with much of the skepticism that exists around the company’s outlook centering on a valuation that some believe has gotten disconnected from its fundamentals.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
The article added that additional interest rate reductions should further reduce inflationary effects.—
Alex Krutz,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
-
That's shy of the monthly average for payroll gains of 180,000 in 2024 and 227,000 jobs added in November, pending any revisions.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Hoda Kotb left her longtime role on Today in part to spend more time with her two daughters, but that doesn't mean the 60-year-old anchor will be sitting idle.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
-
Driving your car normally and avoiding hard acceleration will warm up the engine faster than leaving it idle for several minutes, according to AAA.—
Jalen Williams,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
There is a broken down vehicle on I-70 from I-435/Exit 8 to Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
-
One of the thieves reaches into the immobilized victim’s broken window and snatches a bag containing $20,000 before the duo jumps back into the Mercedes and speeds off.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
This decision comes at a critical juncture as policymakers assess the current state of the U.S. economy following a series of rate cuts in the preceding months.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
29 Jan. 2025
-
The prospect of paying huge numbers of workers to sit at home and not work is exactly the kind of situation that lawmakers might look to cut in budget talks.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
Still, the Knicks turned an inactive player into a potential contributor.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
-
However, because the commercial milk supply undergoes pasteurization, the fragments are inactive remnants of the virus and cannot cause infection.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
The final chapters in the Amistad edition are fragmentary, and the book ends abruptly, ten years before Herod’s death.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
-
Although the trappings and structures of information-sharing have existed for years, the actual sharing of information that would help secure the external border of Europe has been fragmentary.—
Martin A. Schain,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2016
Thesaurus Entries Near interrupted
Cite this Entry
“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share