Synonyms for interstice
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, such as between cords in a rope, components of a multiconductor electrical cable or atoms in a crystal.
Forms
- Plural
- interstices → spaces, holes, cracks, intervals…
Example sentences
- hole Just once, I'd like to get a hole-in-one some day.
- gap The gap between the rich and the poor is widening.
- interval There was a two hour's interval to the next train.
- mesh Their comedic styles mesh well with each others'.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interstice | steady | |
| hole | steady | |
| gap | steady | |
| interval | steady | |
| interspace | falling | |
| mesh | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gap1
- 4 letters
- hole1, mesh1, slit1
- 5 letters
- space1, break1, crack1, cleft1, chink1
- 6 letters
- cranny2
- 7 letters
- fissure2, crevice2
- 8 letters
- interval3
- 10 letters
- separation4, interspace
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cranny2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- interstice
- Italiano
- interstizio
- Español
- intersticio