INTERRUPTION Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

interruption

noun

ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-shən

Definition of interruption

as in interval

a break in continuity an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

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as in pause

a momentary halt in an activity a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

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Recent Examples of interruption To keep the stockpile functional, technical teams must extract, purify, machine, and recycle this material without interruption. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 Many plans do, however, include roadside assistance, rental car reimbursement and travel interruption protection. — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 None of Italy’s 68 governments in the country's 80 years as a republic has yet to complete a five-year term without interruption. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Kim Il Sung, the founder of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as North Korea formally calls itself, had ruled without interruption for nearly a half century. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interruption

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interruption

Noun

Take a few minutes to loosen up and get the blood flowing before starting your first interval.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026
Tickets cost £33 (about $44) and are sold in 10-minute intervals, for a 40-minute visit, but the first batch are sold out.

— Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of interval

Noun

During the panel, Moranis revealed what finally brought him back in front of the camera after his decades-long hiatus.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of hiatus

Noun

The commencement of large payments before the works are completed has created the timing gap referred to above, squeezing liquidity in the immediate term.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
African banks are constrained by government borrowing and shallow domestic savings, while the continent faces an infrastructure financing gap estimated at up to $100 billion a year.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of gap

Noun

Ratledge is looking like an ascending player in his second year, mentioned in the same breath as core players by coach Dan Campbell.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Their disparate worldviews come to bear on an outcome that will leave readers holding their breath in anticipation.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of breath

Noun

McTominay will miss the extended international break that stretches from late September into early October.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Even families tied to school calendars are increasingly taking advantage of short school breaks spread throughout the year, according to Jo-Anne Redwood, a travel adviser in southern California with Luna World Travel, which is a Virtuoso member.

— Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of break

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