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Synonyms of hiatus

19 similar words

Another word for hiatus is break. Other synonyms of hiatus are stopping, pause, cessation, stoppage and respite.

Synonyms and similar words for hiatus

nounA gap in a series, making it incomplete.

  • breakA rest or pause, usually from work.

nounAn interruption, break, pause or absence.

  • breatherA short break; a rest or respite.
  • moratoriumA suspension of an ongoing activity.
  • recessA temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
  • cessationA ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
  • demurralThe act of demurring.
  • gapA hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
  • caesura
  • haltA cessation, either temporary or permanent.
  • haltingThe action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
  • interregnumA break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
  • interruptionA time interval during which there is a cessation of something.
  • lapseA pause in continuity.
  • pauseA temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
  • respiteA brief interval of rest or relief.
  • restingA pause; a break; an interlude.
  • stoppageA pause or halt of some activity.
  • stoppingThe act of something that stops; a halt.
  • suspension

Meaning of hiatus

  1. noun A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
  2. noun An interruption, break, pause or absence.
  3. noun An temporary break from work, especially one which is unexpected.

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Questions about synonyms of hiatus

What is another word for hiatus?
Hiatus has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as break, stopping, pause, cessation, stoppage, respite, halting and resting.
What does hiatus mean?
Hiatus means a gap in a series, making it incomplete.

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