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parenthesis

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of parenthesis

a break in continuity

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

Synonyms of parenthesis

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

Words Related to parenthesis

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

adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension

lull, recess, respite, rest

Near Antonyms of parenthesis

continuum, run, stretch

procession, progression

Antonyms of parenthesis

continuation, continuity

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