unskippable
Cannot fast-forward
Unskippable describes content that cannot be bypassed or fast-forwarded through.
The word appears most often for online video advertisements that force viewers to watch before proceeding: I had to sit through a thirty-second unskippable ad.
Video game cutscenes and tutorial sequences are also commonly labeled unskippable when players cannot advance past them.
Required, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- requiredNeeded by rule
- enforcedMade to be followed
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
prerequisite · binding · prescribed · statutory · forced · unavoidable · ineluctable · non-optional
Continuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
recurring · repeated · perpetual · ubiquitous · pervasive · ever-present · incessant · unending
Paid broadcast promotion
- pre-rollAdvertisement before streaming content
- mid-rollAdvertisement within content
- sponsorFunder of activities
- promotionRank increase or publicity
ad · marketing · campaign · trailer · teaser · interstitial · bumper · monetization
Causing mild frustration
- frustratingCausing irritation, blocking progress
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- infuriatingCausing extreme anger
obnoxious · grating · jarring · disruptive · unwanted · interruptive · imposition · nuisance
compulsory
Required, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- requiredNeeded by rule
- enforcedMade to be followed
non-negotiable · prerequisite · binding · prescribed · statutory · forced · unavoidable · ineluctable · non-optional · locked
relentless
Continuing without pause
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
constant · recurring · repeated · perpetual · ubiquitous · pervasive · ever-present · incessant · unending · looping
commercial
Paid broadcast promotion
- pre-rollAdvertisement before streaming content
- mid-rollAdvertisement within content
- sponsorFunder of activities
promotion · ad · marketing · campaign · trailer · teaser · interstitial · bumper · monetization · YouTube
irritating
Causing mild frustration
- frustratingCausing irritation, blocking progress
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
infuriating · obnoxious · grating · jarring · disruptive · unwanted · interruptive · imposition · nuisance · time-wasting
unskippableskippable
Able to be omitted
bypassable · optional · dismissable · closeable · skipped
unskippableoptional
Not mandatory
elective · voluntary · discretionary · choosable · take-it-or-leave-it
- unskippable adsNon-bypassable promotional content
skip, skipping, skips, skipped, skipper, skippers, skipjack, skippable