Synonyms of fissure

fissure

noun

ˈfi-shər 

as in crevice

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

lava flows up through a fissure in the earth's crust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crevice
• rift
• crack
• cleft
• split
• gap
• fracture
• cranny
• rupture
• chink
• check
• slit
• crevasse
• incision
• opening
• breach
• hairline
• craze
• gash
• cut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fissure

But beyond that, the anti-Houthi coalition must finally address the fissures that continue to tear it apart and agree on a credible political vision for resolving the Yemeni conflict. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

But craters and debris from billions of years of impacts covered many of these fissures, said lead study author Gaku Nishiyama, a planetary scientist at the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research in Berlin. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Concrete slabs between the homes had started to crack or buckle, with some of the fissures running all the way up to or under the homes’ walls, the news outlet reported. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

However, a single compound cannot easily squeeze into tight internal fissures while also binding to wide open surfaces. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026