gaps

The word “gaps” has 1 syllable: gaps

It's pronounced as /ɡæps/

What is synonym and antonym for gaps?

In the thesaurus, “gaps” has 156 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for gaps

abysses
adjournments
aperture
apertures
arroyo
arroyos
barrancas
barrancos
basins
blank
breaches
breaks
bumpers
caesura
caesurae
caesuras
canyon
canyons
cavities
chasm
chasms
chinks
cirques
cleft
clefts
clove
cols
combes
commas
coombes
coombs
coulees
couloirs
crack
cracks
crannies
cranny
crevasses
crevice
crevices
cut
cwms
dales
defile
defiles
dells
difference
disagreement
discontinuances
discontinuities
discontinuity
disparity
divergence
divide
division
draws
fissures
floodplains
flumes
fracture
fractures
gapes
gills
glens
gorge
gorges
gulch
gulches
gulfs
gulleys
gullies
gully
gutters
hiatus
hiatuses
hiccoughs
hiccups
hole
holes
hollow
hollows
inconsistency
interims
interlude
interludes
intermission
intermissions
interregna
interregnums
interruption
interruptions
interspace
interspaces
interstice
interstices
interval
intervals
kettles
kloofs
lacuna
lags
lapses
linns
lull
lulls
notch
notches
nullahs
opening
openings
orifice
orifices
parentheses
passes
pause
pauses
pores
ravine
ravines
recess
recesses
rent
rents
respite
respites
rest
rests
rift
rifts
rupture
ruptures
saddles
separation
separations
severances
shut-ins
slit
slits
slot
slots
space
spaces
splits
subintervals
suspensions
time lags
trenches
troughs
vacuity
vales
valleys
void
voids
wadis
washes
windows

Antonyms for gaps

accord
agreement
alikeness
closing
closure
continua
continuation
continuations
continuities
continuums
energy
harmony
juncture
likeness
processions
progressions
runs
sameness
similarity
solid
stretches

Meanings of gaps

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

She carefully measured the gaps between the floorboards before installing the new hardwood flooring.
The detective scrutinized the case, searching for any gaps in the suspect's alibi.
His knowledge of history filled in the gaps left by the incomplete documents.
The student's notes were filled with gaps, indicating missed information during the lecture.
The team worked tirelessly to fill the gaps in the defense strategy before the trial.

On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gaps, such as: abysses, accord, adjournments, agreement, alikeness, aperture, apertures.

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