Synonyms of fissures

fissures

noun

plural of fissure

as in crevices

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

• crevices
• rifts
• cracks
• clefts
• splits
• gaps
• fractures
• crannies
• chinks
• crevasses
• checks
• ruptures
• slits
• openings
• incisions
• gashes
• breaches
• hairlines
• crazes
• cuts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fissures

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

Perianal diseases include hemorrhoids alongside anal fissures, anal fistulas and perianal abscesses, all capable of producing pain, bleeding and difficulty during bowel movements. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Researchers did not find strong evidence that perianal diseases themselves cause changes in sleep patterns overall, though the paper reports an association involving anal fissures and sleep duration. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Bidets may also ease discomfort from hemorrhoids, fistulas and anal fissures, and help people with chronic diarrhea or conditions that require frequent wiping. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

On a historic square in Savannah, with live oaks cloaked in Spanish moss, Aaron Whitley, the Chatham County Democratic Party chair, says Ossoff has managed to transcend those fissures better than most. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Wilson explores these relational fissures throughout the novel but does not resolve them. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

The model also accounts for major geologic faults because the bedrock layer in those areas is more likely to have cracks and fissures, according to Campbell. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026

While effective in winning the war, the new government faced social and political fissures in the postwar period. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026