Synonyms of hiatus

hiatus

noun

hī-ˈā-təs 

1

as in gap

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

steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gap
• hole
• interval
• opening
• rift
• crevice
• break
• void
• discontinuity
• crack
• breach
• fissure
• rent
• separation
• gulf
• interstice
• slit
• split
• slot
• cleft
• fracture
• cavity
• abyss
• notch
• pore
• chasm
• aperture
• rupture
• severance
• orifice
• cranny
• interspace
• gape
• chink
• sundering

2

as in void

an incomplete or deficient area

a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gap
• void
• hole
• space
• lacuna
• failing
• deficit
• deficiency
• disability
• impairment
• weakness
• detriment
• shortfall
• defectiveness
• lack
• shortcoming
• fault
• incompleteness
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• need
• insufficience
• imperfection
• inadequateness
• want

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• completeness
• fullness

3

as in interruption

a break in continuity

a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hiatus

To be precise, the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, where Dove received the Best New Artist accolade—a prize for which Måneskin, the Italian rock group fronted by Damiano that is currently on hiatus, were also nominated. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

The 2017 and 2011 squads both finished as state runner-ups under the program’s patriarch, head coach Kirk Martin, who returned to lead the Mavericks in 2023 following a five-year hiatus at other coaching stops. — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2026

The arrival of 6-year-old male Ping Ping and 5-year-old female Fu Shuang ends the zoo’s two-year hiatus without any giant pandas, which were a beloved staple at Zoo Atlanta since 1999. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

The football portion of the Border War is on hiatus now until a home-and-home series in 2031 and 2032. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

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