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- [adjective, adverb non-stop; noun non-stop]
- /adjective, adverb ˈnɒnˈstɒp; noun ˈnɒnˌstɒp/
- /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/
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- [adjective, adverb non-stop; noun non-stop]
- /adjective, adverb ˈnɒnˈstɒp; noun ˈnɒnˌstɒp/
Definitions of nonstop word
- adjective nonstop being without a single stop en route: a nonstop bus; a nonstop flight from New York to Paris. 1
- adjective nonstop happening, done, or held without a stop or pause or without offering relief or respite: The ambassador faced a nonstop schedule of meetings and interviews during her visit. 1
- adverb nonstop without a single stop en route. 1
- adverb nonstop Informal. without a pause or interruption or without respite; continually: My back ached nonstop for three days. 1
- noun nonstop a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination. 1
- noun nonstop Continuing without stopping or pausing. 1
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Origin of nonstop
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; non- + stop
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Parts of speech for Nonstop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonstop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nonstop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nonstop
adjective nonstop
- continuous — A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.
- uninterrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- around-the-clock — all day and all night
- unending — a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
adverb nonstop
- incessantly — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- ceaselessly — without stop or pause; unending; incessant.
- continually — very often; at regular or frequent intervals; habitually.
- unremittingly — not slackening or abating; incessant: unremitting noise; unremitting attention.
- relentlessly — that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
Antonyms for nonstop
adjective nonstop
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
adverb nonstop
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
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