Ellipsis

Synonyms of ellipsis

• omission
• elision
• ellipsis

Antonyms of ellipsis

• expansion
• addition
• inclusion

Collocations of ellipsis

ellipsis mark

Frequency: 70 %

The sentence ended with an ellipsis mark...

use ellipsis

Frequency: 60 %

It is common to use ellipsis to show a pause in dialogue.

ellipsis symbol

Frequency: 50 %

In written text, an ellipsis symbol (...) is used to indicate omitted words.

ellipsis punctuation

Frequency: 45 %

Understanding how to properly use ellipsis punctuation is important in writing.

ellipsis points

Frequency: 40 %

The ellipsis points at the end of the sentence left the reader curious.

Idiomatic Expressions for ellipsis

• Phrase: dot dot dot
  Meaning: used to indicate a pause or omission in speech or writing
  Usage: He trailed off with a 'dot dot dot', leaving the rest of his thought unspoken.