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nonstop

[non-stop, non-stop] / ˈnɒnˈstɒp, ˈnɒnˌstɒp /
ADJECTIVE
continuous, direct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ceaseless constant endless incessant interminable relentless round-the-clock steady unbroken unending uninterrupted
WEAK
unfaltering unremitting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bounded broken ceasing completed discontinuous ending finished intermittent interrupted irregular stopping terminable unstable unsteady untrustworthy
WEAK
incontinuous indirect terminating

Example Sentences

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A year later, American aviator Charles Lindbergh made the first solo, nonstop trans-Atlantic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis plane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In a post on X, White House communications director Steven Cheung said on Saturday that Trump "has been working nonstop in the White House and Oval Office" this Easter weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As cell signal returned, Alberto González’s phone buzzed nonstop with messages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The glass mending went on nonstop, twelve months a year, for twenty years.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler