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nonstop

/ˌnɑnˈstɑp/noun, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Nonstop means: at all times.

Synonyms for nonstop15

noun, as in a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination

nonstop flight

adjective, as in at all times

around-the-clock, day-and-night, round-the-clock, continuous, uninterrupted

adjective, as in (of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops

direct

also used for nonstop

ceaselessly, endlessly, incessantly, consecutively, constantly, continently, continually, continuously

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What does nonstop mean?4

adjective

1

at all times“around-the-clock nursing care”

2

(of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops“a nonstop flight to Atlanta”

noun

1

a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination“how many nonstops are there to Dallas?”

adverb

1

without stopping“we are flying nonstop from New York to Tokyo”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nonstop?16

two syllables

atop
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Nonstop in a sentence

  • Lindbergh's solo nonstop transatlantic flight was a remarkable accomplishment.CM
  • The police work nonstop: twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.rul
  • He was taking pictures of the car nonstop.Ussis
  • It has been raining nonstop for three days.tom0483
  • They talked nonstop about everything under the sun.Ussis
  • The digging in that construction zone is nonstop.frpzzd
  • Fyodor and Walid hung out practically nonstop in the park.Amastan
  • He's got pneumonia. No wonder he is coughing nonstop.LeeSooHa

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Forms of nonstop

as a noun

plural
nonstops