Definition for Intermission:

• Interruption; short break.

Synonyms for Intermission:

• n.

  •
  • delay,
  • halt,
  • cooling-off period.
  •
  • continue.
  •abeyance (noun)
  • waitings,
  • temporarily deferred.
  •act (noun)
  • intermission.
  •adjournment (noun)
  • de-ferments,
  • pro-rogations,
  • pro rogation,
  • de ferments,
  • de ferment,
  • pro rogations,
  • putting offs,
  • de-ferment,
  • pro-rogation,
  • prorogations.
  •break (noun)
  • interim.
  •break, recess (noun)
  • lull,
  • doldrums,
  • quiescence,
  • layoff,
  • stoppage,
  • cessation,
  • suspense,
  • parenthesis,
  • break-off,
  • let-up,
  • spell,
  • stop,
  • time.
  •cessation (noun)
  • Desistance,
  • grinding halt,
  • breakoff,
  • screaming halt.
  •discontinuance (noun)
  • dis continuances,
  • dis junctions,
  • dis junction,
  • dis continuance,
  • dis-junction,
  • dis-continuance,
  • dis-junctions,
  • dis-continuances.
  •downtime (noun)
  • breathing spells,
  • time ones hands,
  • time burn,
  • re-pose,
  • time hand,
  • time kill,
  • time one hands,
  • time on hands,
  • time hands,
  • time one's hand,
  • re pose,
  • time on one hand,
  • spare times,
  • time on ones hand,
  • time ones hand,
  • free times,
  • time one hand,
  • time on hand,
  • time on one's hand,
  • time one's hands,
  • time on one hands,
  • time on ones hands.
  •freedom (noun)
  • leisure.
  •gap (noun)
  • ravine,
  • gaps,
  • Interspace,
  • cloves.
  •pause (noun)
  • rest periods.
  •recess (noun)
  • re cesses,
  • re cess,
  • re-cess,
  • re-cesses.
  •respite (noun)
  • dis-charges,
  • re-spites,
  • re lease,
  • re-leases,
  • pro-traction,
  • dis-charge,
  • re leases,
  • re lief,
  • pro-tractions,
  • pro traction,
  • re spites,
  • re-lief,
  • re-lease,
  • re spite,
  • dis charge,
  • dis charges,
  • re-spite,
  • pro tractions.
  •rest (noun)
  • dreaminess,
  • motionlessness,
  • somnolence.
  •station break (noun)
  • station-break,
  • station identifications.
  •suspension (noun)
  • dis-continuing,
  • heave hos,
  • heave ho,
  • heavehos,
  • quiescencies,
  • heaveho,
  • heave-hos,
  • disbarments,
  • discontinuings,
  • dis continuing,
  • concludings.
  •time-out (noun)
  • time out,
  • timeout,
  • short break.
  •truce (noun)
  • de-escalations,
  • winddowns,
  • re conciliation,
  • de escalation,
  • wind downs,
  • deescalations,
  • de escalations,
  • wind-downs,
  • re-conciliation,
  • winddown,
  • temporary peaces,
  • re-conciliations.
  •vacation (noun)
  • few days offs,
  • r r,
  • day rest,
  • two weeks with pays,
  • long weekends.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disuse,
  • lacuna,
  • breather,
  • latency,
  • response time,
  • timespan,
  • Abeyancy,
  • intermezzo,
  • grace period,
  • curtain call,
  • slippage,
  • dormancy,
  • star turn,
  • time lag,
  • encore.
  •
  • opener,
  • finale,
  • holding pattern,
  • plateau,
  • repertoire,
  • grand finale,
  • rest.
  •
  • wait,
  • repertory.
  •
  • lag.
  •
  • sketch,
  • hold up.
  •
  • material,
  • notice,
  • routine.
  •
  • bill.
  •
  • turn.
  •
  • top.
  •
  • catch.
  •
  • set.

Paraphrases for Intermission:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    break.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    interval.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    respite.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    gap.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    time-out.

Antonyms for Intermission:

• n.

  • break, recess
    activity, action, persistence, beginning, continuation, start, go.
  • Other antonyms:
    continuum, procession, rush, unrest, stir, motion, disturbance, commotion, run, work, progression, restlessness, toil, excitement, stretch, agitation, movement, tumult, strain, disquiet, continuity.

Intermission Sentence Examples:

• There was a short intermission in the struggle between 1748 and 1756, when the " Seven Years' War" commenced; but before the actual declaration hostilities had commenced between the two rivals in India and North America.

• This was granted, but the storm was continued without intermission.

Hyponym for Intermission:

• n.

  • act
    pause.