gap

The word “gap” has 1 syllable: gap

It's pronounced as /ɡæp/

What is synonym and antonym for gap?

In the thesaurus, “gap” has 134 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for gap

abyss
adjournment
aperture
arroyo
barranca
barranco
basin
blank
breach
break
bumper
caesura
canyon
cavity
chasm
chink
cirque
cleft
clove
col
combe
comma
coomb
coombe
coulee
couloir
crack
cranny
crevasse
crevice
cut
cwm
dale
defectiveness
deficiency
deficit
defile
dell
detriment
difference
disability
disagreement
discontinuance
discontinuity
disparity
divergence
divide
division
draw
failing
fault
fissure
floodplain
flume
fracture
gape
gill
glen
gorge
gulch
gulf
gulley
gully
gutter
hiatus
hiccough
hiccup
hole
hollow
impairment
imperfection
inadequacy
inadequateness
incompleteness
inconsistency
insufficience
insufficiency
interim
interlude
intermission
interregnum
interruption
interspace
interstice
interval
kettle
kloof
lack
lacuna
lag
lapse
linn
lull
need
notch
nullah
opening
orifice
parenthesis
pass
pause
pore
ravine
recess
rent
respite
rest
rift
rupture
saddle
separation
severance
shortcoming
shortfall
shut-in
slit
slot
space
split
subinterval
sundering
suspension
time lag
trench
trough
vacuity
vale
valley
void
wadi
want
wash
weakness
window

Antonyms for gap

accord
agreement
alikeness
closing
closure
completeness
continuation
continuity
continuum
energy
fullness
harmony
juncture
likeness
procession
progression
run
sameness
similarity
solid
stretch

Meanings of gap

noun
1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
2. An opening allowing passage or entrance.
3. An opening that implies a breach or defect.
4. A vacant space or time.
5. A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
6. A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
7. A mountain or hill pass.
8. A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
9. The regions between the outfielders.
10. (for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
11. (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
12. An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
13. An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.
verb
1. To notch, as a sword or knife.
2. To make an opening in; to breach.
3. To check the size of a gap.
4. To leave suddenly.

Example Sentences

There was a noticeable gap in the fence where the boards had come loose.
She bridged the gap between theory and practice with practical examples in her presentation.
The income gap between the rich and the poor continues to widen.
He filled the gap in his schedule by taking up a part-time job.
There's a generation gap between my parents and me when it comes to understanding technology.

On this page you'll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gap, such as: abyss, accord, adjournment, agreement, alikeness, aperture, arroyo.

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