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hiatus
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HIATUS
1
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) <steam was rising from an hiatus in the ground>
Synonyms breach, break, discontinuity, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void
2
an incomplete or deficient area <a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders>
Related Words defectiveness, detriment, disability, failing, fault, impairment, weakness; deficiency, deficit, imperfection, inadequacy, inadequateness, incompleteness, insufficience, insufficiency, lack, need, shortcoming, shortfall, want
Near Antonyms completeness, fullness
3
a break in continuity <a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared>
Synonyms discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis
Related Words caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subinterval
Antonyms continuation, continuity
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