Synonyms of interludes

interludes

noun

plural of interlude

as in intervals

a break in continuity

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intervals
• interruptions
• hiatuses
• pauses
• gaps
• intermissions
• lulls
• parentheses
• hiccups
• discontinuities
• interstices
• spaces
• interregnums
• interims
• commas
• windows
• lags
• respites
• interspaces
• time lags
• caesuras
• suspensions
• bumpers
• adjournments
• discontinuances
• lapses
• rests
• entr'actes
• subintervals
• recesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• runs
• stretches
• continuities
• continuations
• processions
• progressions
• continua

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interludes

The Bradley Gang Massacre is one of the interludes in King’s original novel. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Dreamy interludes pad the space between tracks with humming synths and strings; sometimes songs dissolve into floating mood pieces, anchored by a drone or loop. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

Furious riding was alternated with brief, puffing interludes of listening. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Second Line was my mom — her interludes riddled the album with her depiction of what is meant to be a Creole woman in New Orleans. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

The man could make a discussion about strophic interludes, as found in medieval motets, sound interesting. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

These dull interludes stop the narrative dead in its tracks, recalling Sean Penn’s purgatorial wanderings in Malick’s The Tree of Life. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

His warnings contrasted starkly with the brief but glorious interludes of culinary fabulism that punctuated our travel down South. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026