INTERMISSION Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

intermission

noun

ˌin-tər-ˈmi-shən

Definition of intermission

as in interval

a break in continuity an awkward intermission between speeches

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Recent Examples of intermission The version screening in Venice runs 225 minutes, plus a 10-minute intermission. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 South Dakota State drove deep into Northwestern territory twice in the second quarter but had to settle for a pair of Alvano field goals and trailed 10-6 at intermission. — Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 About 55 minutes into the performance, Richie, 77, announced an unexpected intermission. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intermission

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Noun

Improving that interval may matter as much as improving another model’s accuracy.

— Shahen Minasyan, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
He was spotted on Gdańsk Bridge by rotating security cameras, but when the cameras came back around after an interval of several minutes, Chris was gone.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of interval

Noun

Practitioners describe them as brief interruptions in familiar patterns.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
If a facility had successfully operated through years of storms without interruption, many organizations considered their risk profile well understood.

— Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of interruption

Noun

Then someone from finance asks what the company got for the money, and the honest answer is a pause.

— Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Try the cheap partner-side fixes first, match the mid-tier device to the type of snoring and escalate to a doctor the moment breathing pauses enter the picture.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pause

Noun

That’s namely all the interlude chapters — police reports, 911 calls, courtroom transcripts, newspaper clippings, and scientific research into the telekinetic gene that collectively teases a larger world.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
This distasteful interlude cuts back to Reacher and Green continuing to interrogate Ahlquist.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

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