fissure - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for fissure , a list of similar words for fissure from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

Synonyms

• fissure

More generic

• groove
• vallecula

More specific

• hilum
• hilus
• sulcus

Noun

a long narrow opening

Synonyms

• cleft
• crack
• crevice
• fissure
• scissure

More generic

• gap
• opening

More specific

• break
• chap
• chink
• crevasse
• fatigue crack
• fault
• faulting
• fracture
• geological fault
• rift
• shift
• slit
• split
• vent
• volcano

Noun

a long narrow depression in a surface

Synonyms

• chap
• crack
• cranny
• crevice
• fissure

More generic

• depression
• impression
• imprint

Verb

break into fissures or fine cracks

Synonyms

• fissure

More generic

• crack

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