Synonyms of interlude

interlude

noun

ˈin-tər-ˌlüd 

as in interval

a break in continuity

there was a brief interlude in the performance while the stagehands shifted scenery

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interlude

These luminous interludes also ease us into the memories of Jay’s father that keep intruding on his predicament. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

This time the meetups are spread across a number of weeks, as the summer heat cools gently into autumn, while the interludes themselves attempt to broach something more complex than simple relationship woes. — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

For 14th, DuVernay interviewed more than 50 experts, scholars and politicians, interweaving their insights with vérité interludes and brief snippets of relevant stand-up from comedians like Hasan Minhaj. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Unfortunately, these were brief interludes in a smorgasbord of as many as six talks delivered with little interruption. — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026