Synonyms of hiccup

hiccup

noun

ˈhi-(ˌ)kəp 

variants also hiccough

as in discontinuity

a break in continuity

the business has grown steadily for 14 years, with only a few minor hiccups

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of hiccup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Currently variable font technology is not supported when exporting your file to a PDF, however the app creates a static instance of the font, so your workflow has no hiccups. —PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024

Wilmore and Williams’s extended stay at the ISS has been only the latest hiccup in Starliner’s troubled path to flight. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024

Both groups can provide knowledge and grace for inclusion hiccups when figuring out the new needs of today's workers. —Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

The sustainability trends report details lower EV production and sales in the U.S., along with hiccups in the speed of wind energy deployment in some areas. —Andrew Freedman, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024