Synonyms of interregnum

interregnum

noun

ˌin-tə-ˈreg-nəm 

as in interval

a break in continuity

the democratic regime proved to be a short-lived interregnum between dictatorships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interval
• interruption
• hiatus
• gap
• interim
• interlude
• pause
• lull
• discontinuity
• intermission
• parenthesis
• hiccup
• interstice
• window
• lag
• time lag
• comma
• interspace
• caesura
• suspension
• adjournment
• discontinuance
• space
• respite
• lapse
• bumper
• rest
• entr'acte
• subinterval
• recess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuity
• run
• continuum
• progression
• stretch
• procession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interregnum

But no new actor has been cast to play the Doctor, no new showrunner announced, no production company attached — bids will be accepted per BBC policy — leaving the show in a creative limbo unseen since the 16-year interregnum between its classic and modern eras. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

In that interregnum, from one number to another, time can stand still. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Today, scientists scoop up lava or ash, fresh or ancient, around volcanoes — both during an eruption and in the interregnum between them — to identify subtle changes in chemical makeup. — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026

All seven spent the interregnum learning how to go somewhere new on their own. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026