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

Diggins’ absence from the court and the Sky’s ongoing lack of success seemed to set the table for an early fissure midway through the first season of her two-way deal. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

The fissure was visible before the war. — Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026

So, too, does the idea that a soccer coach could close fissures that even the well-meaning among career politicians have failed to seal. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

The group is particularly interested in suspending, fracturing, and reconstructing time through which othered bodies and identities pass, and in exploring the attendant emerging fissures. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026