In the caesura of the pillow fight, my girlfriend took the opportunity to hit me with a table leg.
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Caesura
/sɪˈzjʊəɹə/
Synonyms for "caesura" (148 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
diaeresisdimeterdipodydiscontinuitydistance betweendochmiacdouble spacedropelegiacelegiac coupletelegiac pentameterem spaceemphasisen spaceepitritefeminine caesurafissurefootfreeboardgap
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hair spacehalf spaceheptameterheptapodyheroic couplethesitationhexameterhexapodyhiatusholidayiambiambiciambic pentameterictusinteriminterludeintermediate spaceintermezzointermissionintermittenceinterruptioninterspaceinterstice
Noun(1 words)
instrumental break
Related words (74)
intervalionicjinglejumpjuncturelacunalapselayoffleapleewayletupliltlullmarginmasculine caesurameasuremetermetrical accentmetrical footmetrical group
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metrical unitmetronmolossusmoramovementnumberspaeonpausepentameterpentapodyperiodpointproceleusmaticpyrrhicquantityrecessremissionrespiterestrhythmroomsemicolonsingle spacespacespace betweenspondeesprung rhythmstand downstand-downstaystopstresssuspensionswingsyzygytetrametertetrapodytetrasemethesistime intervaltribrachtrimetertripodytrisemetrocheetrucevacation
Noun(7 words)
line breakmetrical pausemusical pausephrase breakpoetic pausesound interruptionverse pause
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abeyance, accent, accentuation, alexandrine, amphibrach.
- Sentence evidence is available for caesura, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "caesura".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "caesura"
Keep "caesura" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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2. Tune tone
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3. Re-read context
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Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "caesura" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesbreakinflectionintermissioninterruptionlinguistic featuremusical featurepausepoetic deviceprosodysound interruptionstructural devicesuspensionversification term
More specific
3 entriesgrand pauseinternal caesuramidline caesura
Collocations
6 entriescaesural pausemetrical caesuramidline caesuranatural caesurapoetic caesurastrong caesura
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The caesura is meant to fall not with the comma after difficult, but after thou; and there is a most effective and grand suspension intended. It is Satan who speaks— Satan in the wilderness; and he marks, as he wishes to mark, the tremendous opposition of attitude between the two parties to the temptation.
Source: wiktionary
Now, then, for my prologue. I am not going to change my cæsuras and cadences for anybody; so if you do not like the heroic, or iambic trimeter brachy-catalectic, you had better not wait to hear it […]
Source: wiktionary
We feel of this, as we feel of a great passage in “Hamlet” or “Lear,” that here is verse at once capable of the highest sublimity and capable of sustaining its theme, of lifting and lowering it at will, with endless resource in the slide and pause of the caesura, to carry it on and on.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "caesura"?
Closest matches include abeyance, accent, accentuation, alexandrine, amphibrach.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "caesura"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.