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interstice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of interstice

1 a break in continuity

there's an occasional interstice in the tedium, but most of the novel is boring

Synonyms of interstice

discontinuity, gap, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, parenthesis

Words Related to interstice

caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window

adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension

lull, recess, respite, rest

Near Antonyms of interstice

continuum, run, stretch

procession, progression

Antonyms of interstice

continuation, continuity

2 an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

pesky weeds growing in the interstices between the flagstones

Synonyms of interstice

breach, break, discontinuity, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void

Words Related to interstice

chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure

notch, slit, slot, split

interspace, pore

abyss, aperture, cavity, chasm, gape, orifice

fracture, rupture, severance, sundering

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