Intermission

/ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/

Synonyms for "intermission" (153 found)

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Noun(7 words)

break pause adjournmentadvertising intervalbreak in schedulebreak routinebreaks

abeyance act afterpiece bit breach break breath breatherbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing timecaesura catharsiscease firecease-fire cessation chasercigarette breakcleansing

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cocktail hourcoffee breakcold storage

Adjective(1 words)

brief relief

Strong matches (46)

Noun(12 words)

commercial breakdelaydutch brekenentr'actefallow fermata halftime halftimes hiatus interlude interludes intermezzi

curtaincurtain callcurtain raiserday offdeliverance discharge divertimento divertissement doldrums dormancy downtime dropemotional releaseenforced respiteepilogue exode exodusexpository scenefinale fissure

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freeing gaphalf timehalf-time intermissionhalthappy hourhesitation hiatushoke actholiday interim interlude

Adjective(2 words)

evolutionary pause phaseextended pause

Related words (76)

intermezzo intermittence interregnum interruption interval introduction lacuna lapse latency layoff letup lull nap number off-time parenthesis pause plateaupoint of reposeprologue

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purgation purge purging quiescence quiescencyquiet spellrecess release relief remission removal reprieve respite restresting pointroutine scene shtick sketch skitsong and dancespace spellstand downstand-downstand-up comedy actstay striptease surcease suspensiontea breaktime offtime outtruce turn vacation

Noun(18 words)

interruption interruptions layoverslong moment of silencelulling lullsmoment of silencepause in actionproject pauserecesses refreshmentrest intervalresting standstillness surceases suspension time-out timeout

Adjective(2 words)

regular breaksswedish rast

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More general

6 entries

break delay interruption interval pausetime interval

More specific

6 entries

act breakadvertising slotannouncement segmentbrief haltscene changetemporary break

Collocations

5 entries

intermission announcementintermission bellintermission breakintermission musicintermission period

Inflections

1 entries

intermissions

Derivations

3 entries

intermissionless postintermission preintermission

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When is the intermission?

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It was raining all day long without intermission.

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During the intermission I got up to stretch my legs.

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During the intermission, Takashi and Harumi had a drink at the theater bar.

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