Synonyms of discontinuity

discontinuity

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē 

1

as in gap

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gap
• hole
• crevice
• rift
• interval
• fissure
• void
• opening
• separation
• breach
• crack
• rent
• interstice
• hiatus
• break
• gulf
• slit
• fracture
• cleft
• cavity
• slot
• split
• chasm
• rupture
• orifice
• abyss
• aperture
• pore
• notch
• interspace
• severance
• cranny
• chink
• gape
• sundering

2

as in interruption

a break in continuity

a noticeable discontinuity in the flow of the story

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discontinuity

Seismologists identified 459 earthquakes since 1990 that occurred beneath the Mohorovičić discontinuity. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Advertisement Rather than a drastic discontinuity, Moltbook is best understood as the latest (and largest) in a line of experiments that tease out the limits of AI agents. — Tharin Pillay, Time, 3 Feb. 2026

The researchers were trying to test a concept known as temporal discontinuity, in which a brief amount of time passes between the introduction of an item and the assignment of its name. — New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026

In the experiment called a discontinuity condition, dog owners first showed the dogs the toys and then put the objects inside of a bucket. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026