parentheses

The word “parentheses” has 4 syllables: pa-ren-the-ses

It's pronounced as /pəˈrɛn.θəˌsiːz/

What is synonym and antonym for parentheses?

In the thesaurus, “parentheses” has 57 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for parentheses along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for parentheses

adjournments
apostrophe
aside
bumpers
caesurae
caesuras
commas
deflection
departure
detour
deviation
difference
discontinuances
discontinuities
discursion
divagation
divergence
divergency
diversion
drifting
episode
excursion
excursus
footnote
gaps
hiatuses
hiccoughs
hiccups
incident
interims
interludes
intermissions
interregna
interregnums
interruptions
interspaces
interstices
intervals
irrelevancy
lags
lapses
lulls
note
obiter dictum
pauses
rambling
recesses
respites
rests
spaces
subintervals
suspensions
tangent
time lags
variation
wandering
windows

Antonyms for parentheses

accord
agreement
conformity
continua
continuations
continuities
continuums
processions
progressions
runs
sameness
similarity
stretches
uniformity

Meanings of parentheses

noun
1. A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
2. Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
3. A digression; the use of such digressions.
4. Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

Example Sentences

The equation must be solved by following the order of operations, including parentheses.
She placed additional information inside parentheses for clarity.
Always close the parentheses to avoid syntax errors in coding.
The instructions in parentheses helped explain the complex concept.
He forgot to add parentheses, which changed the meaning of his sentence.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to parentheses, such as: accord, adjournments, agreement, apostrophe, aside, bumpers, caesurae.

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