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

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

The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 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

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

Some of these fissures are healing, but the relationship between Wilson and the organization, including key former teammates, is not helping his candidacy. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Seismic images of mid-ocean ridges typically show rough and jagged terrain, formed when lava oozes up into the cold ocean along faults or fissures and hardens suddenly into stone. — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026

These seemingly harmless fissures on the surface of a watermelon can indicate deeper problems that affect both taste and freshness. — Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026