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Interposition

The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Disruption 76% connected

The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gap 76% connected

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Interruption 76% connected

The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Locating 76% connected

of Locate

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Location 76% connected

The act or process of locating.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Placement 76% connected

The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Interjection 92% connected

The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Interpellation 92% connected

The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Interpolation 92% connected

The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially that which is spurious or foreign.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Intervention 92% connected

The act of intervening; interposition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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