Synonyms of interruptions

interruptions

noun

plural of interruption

1

as in intervals

a break in continuity

an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in pauses

a momentary halt in an activity

a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pauses
• lulls
• breaks
• breaths
• recesses
• intervals
• breathers
• rests
• stoppages
• interludes
• intermissions
• downtimes
• respites
• cessations
• time-outs
• suspensions
• discontinuances
• lapses
• hitches
• gaps
• discontinuities
• endings
• interims
• terminations
• hiatuses
• expirations
• moratoriums
• abeyances
• surceases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuations
• progresses
• progressions
• extensions
• prolongations
• endurances
• persistences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interruptions

In a news release shared Tuesday, Verizon said that service interruptions affected people across Los Angeles County and other parts of the region after vandals cut multiple fiber cables. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

But Wills’ career has had numerous injury interruptions, most recently a leg injury in 2024 that required osteotomy surgery and kept him out of the 2025 season as well. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Gloria Mark’s long-running research on attention at UC Irvine has documented that when external interruptions are removed from someone’s environment, the void left behind gets filled in by self-interruption instead. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Beneficiaries, many of whom are older adults managing multiple chronic conditions, may face confusion, uncertainty about eligibility, and interruptions in access to therapy. — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Some environmentalists see nuclear power as a key source for carbon-free electricity that's less at risk from supply-chain interruptions, such as Iran's recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Electricity failures are often coupled with internet and cellular service interruptions, hindering communication via text messaging, phone calls, social media and email at precisely the time it’s needed most. — Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

In recent years, there were delays and interruptions because of weather, but not full days getting vanquished. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Adults who received the treatment reported sleeping longer and having fewer sleep interruptions, with effects lasting up to six months. — Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 24 July 2026