Synonyms of parenthesis

parenthesis

noun

pə-ˈren(t)-thə-səs 

as in interval

a break in continuity

there was a parenthesis of silence when the microphone momentarily lost power

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parenthesis

The work, of course, remains unfinished, although the parenthesis’s open-endedness functioned like a magnet for countless later writers, inviting them to graft their versions of how the book should continue. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Their ages as of the start of next season are in parentheses. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Where else could Alfred, Lord Tennyson, share a parenthesis with Ed Sheeran and the Foo Fighters? — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The tutor recognized the expression, asked him to clarify his parentheses, and guided him through a second application of the difference-of-squares pattern. — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026