uninterruptible

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adjective

Not able to be interrupted.

“uninterruptible power supply”

Opposite
interruptible
OriginEnglish interruptible ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveuninterruptible (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot able to be interrupted.

    uninterruptible power supply

    Antonyms: interruptible

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot able to be interrupted.

Opposite
interruptible

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishinterruptible
  9. Englishuninterruptible

From un- + interruptible.

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APA

uninterruptible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterruptible

MLA

“uninterruptible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterruptible. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninterruptible,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninterruptible.

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