Synonyms for hiatus
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An interruption, break, pause or absence.
The band decided to go on hiatus, citing creative differences.
Related words
- Phrases
- adductor hiatus hiatus magnus
Forms
- Plural
- hiatuses → breaks, respites, suspensions, gaps…
Example sentences
- pause In Lojban, the dot "." is a pause or glottal stop.
- respite I ducked into a local café for some respite.
- breather I can't focus, so I'm going to take a breather.
- reprieve We've been granted only a temporary reprieve.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hiatus | steady | |
| pause | rising | |
| respite | rising | |
| breather | rising | |
| reprieve | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gap1
- 5 letters
- break1, pause1, lapse1, chasm2
- 6 letters
- recess2, lacuna
- 7 letters
- opening3, resting2, respite2, halting2, foramen3
- 8 letters
- stopping2, interval3, stoppage2, breather2, reprieve2
- 9 letters
- cessation3, abatement3
- 10 letters
- suspension3, moratorium5
- 11 letters
- interregnum4
- 12 letters
- interruption4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chasm2 = 2 syllables).