Synonyms of interruption

interruption

noun

ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-shən 

1

as in interval

a break in continuity

an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in pause

a momentary halt in an activity

a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pause
• lull
• breath
• break
• rest
• recess
• interval
• breather
• cessation
• stoppage
• downtime
• time-out
• discontinuance
• stopping
• interlude
• suspension
• intermission
• termination
• interim
• respite
• lapse
• finishing
• ending
• discontinuity
• expiration
• hitch
• abeyance
• moratorium
• hiatus
• gap
• surcease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• progress
• continuation
• persistence
• progression
• endurance
• extension
• prolongation

Examples of interruption in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Doing so also ensures there will be fewer interruptions in workflow. —Nicole Amoyal Pensak, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024

Though there were fears and threats before the Olympics, the Games went off without any interruption for more than two weeks. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024

The blue line, which also starts in Daly City, continued to run through the Bay Fair station without interruption, and the stations east of it leading to the Dublin/Pleasanton station never closed. —Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024

Often, the timing between the first gesture’s start and the interruption is in fractions of a second. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024