Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nonstop

1 sense of nonstop

Sense 1
nonstop flight, nonstop -- (a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?")
       => flight -- (a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago")

Antonyms of adj nonstop

2 senses of nonstop

Sense 1
nonstop -- ((of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops; "a nonstop flight to Atlanta")

INDIRECT (VIA direct) -> indirect -- (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing")

Sense 2
around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock -- (at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care")

INDIRECT (VIA continuous) -> discontinuous, noncontinuous -- (not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling")

Similarity of adj nonstop

2 senses of nonstop

Sense 1
nonstop -- ((of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops; "a nonstop flight to Atlanta")
       => direct (vs. indirect) -- (direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit")

Sense 2
around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock -- (at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care")
       => continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted -- (continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks")

Synonyms of adv nonstop

1 sense of nonstop

Sense 1
nonstop -- (without stopping; "we are flying nonstop form New York to Tokyo")

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