Synonyms for interjection
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Insertion — an interruption; something interjected
2. Interposition
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An interruption; something interjected
- n. 2
An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.
Related words
- Word family
- interjectionary interject interjectional interjectory
- Phrases
- interjection point note of interjection
Forms
- Plural
- interjections → insertions, interpolations, intercalations, interpositions…
Example sentences
- exclamation The space before an exclamation mark is not needed.
- ejaculation Can premature ejaculation be controlled?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interjection | steady | |
| interpellation | rising | |
| exclamation | rising | |
| ejaculation | rising | |
| ecphonesis | steady | |
| interj | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- interj
- 9 letters
- insertion3
- 10 letters
- ecphonesis
- 11 letters
- exclamation4, ejaculation5
- 13 letters
- interpolation5, intercalation, interposition
- 14 letters
- interpellation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insertion3 = 3 syllables).