Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hiatus

3 senses of hiatus

Sense 1
suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement -- (an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
       => interruption, break -- (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt")

Sense 2
hiatus -- (a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript))
       => piece -- (an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests")

Sense 3
foramen, hiatus -- (a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)
       => opening, gap -- (an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall")