Synonyms of hiatus

hiatus

noun

hī-ˈā-təs 

1

as in gap

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

steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in void

an incomplete or deficient area

a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gap
• void
• hole
• space
• lacuna
• failing
• deficit
• deficiency
• disability
• impairment
• weakness
• detriment
• shortfall
• defectiveness
• lack
• shortcoming
• fault
• incompleteness
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• need
• insufficience
• imperfection
• inadequateness
• want

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• completeness
• fullness

3

as in interruption

a break in continuity

a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hiatus

The residency will return following a brief hiatus on July 9, with additional dates set for July 10, 11, 14, 16 and 17. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026

After a 19-year hiatus, Aeromexico is returning to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in January with daily nonstop flights to Mexico City. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

The 2026 nominations also mark the return of the Gotham Audience Award after a six-year hiatus. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

There was interest in the ’70s, then again in the late ’80s, and then there was a hiatus. — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026

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