INTERREGNUMS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

interregnums

noun

variants or interregna

plural of interregnum

as in intervals

a break in continuity the democratic regime proved to be a short-lived interregnum between dictatorships

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Noun

If vigorous exercise is new to you, build up gradually before adding hard intervals.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 23 Sep. 2026
This work later proved that prime numbers, while randomly scattered in small sections of the number line, appear to be regularly arranged over sufficiently large intervals.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of intervals

Noun

Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza are taking separate hiatuses from Katseye; while Bannerman’s status in the group remains unknown, Laforteza’s mental-health break will continue until she’s reassessed in September.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Haircut 100, on the other hand, took some long hiatuses as a band.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hiatuses

Noun

This is the language the show has used thus far, in that Hal often comes to conclusions and fills in the gaps for us after the fact.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Live Healthy Chicago could serve as a national model for closing life-expectancy gaps by addressing a chronic disease that considers the humanity needed to connect.

— Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of gaps

Noun

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
These short and intentional pauses from your tasks have been clinically proven to offer your weary brain a boost.

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of pauses

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