CAESURAS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

caesuras

noun

variants or caesurae

plural of caesura

as in spaces

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Noun

The itinerary also builds in natural pauses, from ferries and viewpoints to kayaking, biking, hiking and fjord activities.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
His health problems resembled a fall down a long flight of stairs, with pauses at several landings.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of pauses

Noun

His warnings contrasted starkly with the brief but glorious interludes of culinary fabulism that punctuated our travel down South.

— Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
And young Bochner is understandably queasy in his delivery of the poetic lines he’s been handed for these same interludes.

— Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of interludes

Noun

Parisians have taken to sticking aluminum foil to their windows to reflect sunlight, rolling down their window shutters and living in utter darkness, and forgoing any meals that require turning on the stove or oven.

— Jessica Roy, Curbed, 29 June 2026
Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 30 May 2026

Definition of windows

Noun

When asked to run similar projections while modeling for factors such as return variability, family income and investor behavior, Morningstar showcases a more subdued picture of financial health for account holders at the same intervals.

— Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026
NayaDaya's approach uses a three-question survey conducted in waves during integration (typically 1-2 days after closing, then at recurring intervals).

— Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of intervals

Noun

Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The tapping may provide information about structural discontinuities, density changes or the presence of tunnels themselves, even when those tunnels are no longer empty.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

Definition of discontinuities

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