Clause and Period

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Clause

Clause noun - A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).
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Synonyms for Clause
Period and clause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Period" instead a noun "Clause".
Nearby Word: clausal

Period

Period noun - An occurrence of menstruating.
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Synonyms for Period
Clause and period are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clause" instead a noun "Period".
Nearby Words: periodical, periodic, periodically

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exact exact clause exact period
similar similar clause similar period
specific specific clause specific period
short short clause short period
Other adjectives: certain, original, entire, new, early, general, missing, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • Caliborn's "quirk" is this (he speaks in all caps and ends every clause with a period).
    Source: Punctuated For Emphasis / Web Comics
  • Tabletop Game / Changeling: The Lost If you keep this certain clause up for a long enough period of time, you can summon a hurricane.
    Source: Tabletop Game / Changeling: The Lost
  • Film / The Warriors The clause could have been avoided by making the film a period piece, but then Walter Hill would probably not have been able to introduce the various fantastical elements that ultimately define the film.
    Source: Film / The Warriors
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Period and Clause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clause/period
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Period or Clause. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clause/period.

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