Synonyms for gap
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1. gapnoun

   Synonyms:
   hole, clearing, rip, opening, fissure, chasm, break, pass, rift, split, window, neck, col, tear

2. gapnoun

   An opening that implies a breach or defect.

   There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.

   Synonyms:
   space

3. gapnoun

   A hiatus.

   I'm taking a gap.

   Synonyms:
   hiatus

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1. gap, spreadnoun

   a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

   "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

   Synonyms:
   bedcover, spreading, spread head, cattle ranch, counterpane, banquet, facing pages, spread, crack, interruption, cattle farm, break, bedspread, scatter, bed covering, spreadhead, feast, disruption, bed cover, opening, paste, ranch, col

2. opening, gapnoun

   an open or empty space in or between things

   "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

   Synonyms:
   possibility, opening night, chess opening, spread, curtain raising, opening move, hatchway, crack, scuttle, interruption, initiative, disruption, opening, possible action, first step, orifice, col, break, porta

3. gap, cracknoun

   a narrow opening

   "he opened the window a crack"

   Synonyms:
   go, quip, cracking, fracture, whirl, fling, spread, sally, crack, crack cocaine, fissure, wisecrack, interruption, pass, break, tornado, cleft, offer, snap, crevice, chap, disruption, opening, cranny, scissure, col, shot

4. col, gapnoun

   a pass between mountain peaks

   Synonyms:
   col, interruption, crack, opening, spread, disruption, break

5. gapnoun

   a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

   Synonyms:
   break, interruption, col, opening, crack, spread, disruption

6. break, interruption, disruption, gapverb

   an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

   "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, commotion, jailbreak, respite, happy chance, crack, interruption, rift, intermission, break of serve, severance, falling out, prisonbreak, suspension, recess, faulting, breakout, flutter, hoo-hah, geological fault, hurly burly, spread, col, to-do, break, good luck, breaking, disruption, open frame, gaolbreak, dislocation, breach, breakage, perturbation, fault, pause, shift, fracture, time out, kerfuffle, opening, rupture, hoo-ha, prison-breaking

7. gap, breachverb

   make an opening or gap in

   Synonyms:
   violate, breach, infract, offend, break, go against, transgress

Matched Categories

1. • Disparity
   • Dispute
   • Open
   • Pass
   • Space
   • Surface

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1. diastema

   a gap in between teeth

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. gapnoun

   Synonyms:
   cleft, crevice, opening, chink, cranny, crack, interstice, breach, rift, break, hiatus

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1. gapnoun

   Synonyms:
   hiatus, rift, crevice, rent, interstice, chasm, opening

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1. List of paraphrases for "gap":

   divide, difference, variance, disparity, discrepancy, loophole, ditch, chasm, gaps, vacuum, lacuna, deficit, deviation, gulf, shortcoming, deficiency, differences, differential, distance, shortfall, abyss, cap, empty, rift, discontinuity, disparities, void, gat, variances, hole, shortcomings, deficiencies, graben, mismatch, lack, deviations, jaap, flaw, lag, variation, divergence, hiatus, inequality, kip, lacunae, wedge, imbalance, fracture, bpa, omission, separation

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1. Grant Wilson:

   The idea of a night roll is that by wearing it around your waist, it fills in the gap between your hips and your rib cage, and therefore keeps the natural curves in your back and in your spine.

2. Justin Onuekwusi:

   The thing to monitor is how quickly Europe can get out the vaccine. If we see continued slowness there, you will see the gap widen between euro and dollar.

3. William Transier:

   The judge felt we we close and we should take one more shot at closing the gap.

4. Jennifer Pomeranz:

   I think, The FDA, they are definitely taking steps to correct this gap that we currently have in some types of online food sales, but unfortunately the speed at which The FDA can create and then enforce regulations is notably slow.

5. Spencer Little:

   That gap is closing quite quickly, and we're expecting that trend to continue to be driven by the smaller, compact SUVs, they're more versatile - families love them. Their price is lower, they're smaller than the larger SUV models but still roomy.