Synonyms of caesura

caesura

noun

as in comma

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caesura

For instance, the caesura that is commonly found at the center of each line of Anglo-Saxon verse conveyed a meaning to native speakers that is lost to us today. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2025

With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today. — Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024

During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause. — Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023

However, with a likely yearslong caesura between Muti’s tenure and, well, whoever’s, why get ahead of ourselves? — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022

Details like these are scattered throughout the first half of the novella, partly so Wallace can establish a generational caesura between Fogle and his father, the Reagan-campaign contributor. — Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022

For Rapsody’s verse, medial caesura fashions a rhythmic back and forth — a left-foot, right-foot two-step. — Adam Bradley, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021

There's a caesura, and then all the hands in the congregation go up. — Michael Paterniti, GQ, 26 June 2018

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