Related Words for stopgap

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WordSyllablesCategories
makeshift
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Noun, Adjective
temporary
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Adjective
fallback
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Noun
interim
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Noun
replacement
x/x
Noun
serviceable
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Adjective
piecemeal
/x
Adjective
passable
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Adjective
placeholder
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Noun
alternative
x/xx
Noun
workable
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Adjective
solution
x/x
Noun
preventative
x/xx
Adjective
panacea
xx/x
Noun
throwaway
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Noun
viable
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Adjective
transitional
x/xx
Adjective
precautionary
x/xxx
Adjective
kluge
/
Name
decent
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Adjective
permanent
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Adjective
countermeasure
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Noun
prophylactic
xx/x
Adjective
gimmick
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Noun
option
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Noun
substitute
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Noun
remedy
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Noun
standalone
/x/
Noun
rudimentary
xx/xx
Adjective
journeyman
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Noun
stop
/
Noun
filler
/x
Noun
glut
/
Noun
ramp
/
Noun
gaping
/x
Verb
catch
/
Noun
spurt
/
Noun
loop
/
Noun
crack
/
Noun
chink
/
Noun
gobble
/x
Noun
balk
/
Noun
crunch
/
Noun
last gasp
//
Phrase, Noun
clog
/
Noun
stitch
/
Noun
rime
/
Noun
stifle
/x
Verb
spate
/
Noun
glitch
/
Noun
pausing
/x
Verb
spot
/
Noun
hiccup
/x
Noun
check
/
Noun
surge
/
Noun
snap
/
Noun
punch
/
Noun
scuttle
/x
Verb
snatch
/
Noun
cranny
/x
Noun
precipice
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Noun
abruption
x/x
Noun
snip
/
Noun
bumper
/x
Noun
blip
/
Noun
chop
/
Noun
snag
/
Noun
gulp
/
Noun
cramp
/
Noun
leaking
/x
Verb
grab
/
Noun
range
/
Noun
interjection
xx/x
Noun
gulch
/
Noun
drill
/
Noun
flaw
/
Noun
jump
/
Noun
clutch
/
Noun
snarl
/
Noun
hobble
/x
Noun
chap
/
Noun
gash
/
Noun
bode
/
Name
breaker
/x
Noun
stub
/
Noun
glimpse
/
Noun
squeeze
/
Noun
clipping
/x
Noun
spit
/
Verb
stammering
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Noun
stricture
/x
Noun
footing
/x
Noun
snub
/
Noun
leap
/
Noun
slippage
/x
Noun
flicker
/x
Noun
rupture
/x
Noun
gimp
/
Noun
boring
/x
Noun
chute
/
Noun
hack
/
Noun
quibble
/x
Noun
spill
/
Noun
squeak
/
Noun
stand
/
Noun
quirk
/
Noun
peep
/
Noun
diphthong
/x
Noun
slam
/
Noun
sliver
/x
Noun
slash
/
Noun
marriage
/x
Noun
mere
/
Adjective
convenient
x/x
Adjective
kind
/
Noun
useful
/x
Adjective
intended
x/x
Verb
serve
/
Verb
regarded
x/x
Verb
considered
x/x
Verb
was
/
Verb
measures
/x
Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
bill
/
Noun
funding
/x
Noun
jobs
/
Noun
employment
x/x
Noun
legislation
xx/x
Noun
aid
/
Noun
device
x/
Noun
leader
/x
Noun
program
/x
Noun
adjunct
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
affirmative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
alibi
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Noun, Verb
backwater
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Noun, Verb
bipartisan
x/xx
Adjective
camouflage
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Noun, Verb
compromise
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Noun, Verb
conciliatory
x/xxxx
Adjective
constructive
x/x
Adjective
corrective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
draconian
x/xx
Adjective
effective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
efficacious
xx/x
Adjective
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
haphazard
x/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
patch
/
Noun, Verb
prerequisite
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
preventive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
proactive
//x
Adjective
prop
/
Noun, Verb
provisional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
remedial
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
resource
/x
Noun, Verb
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
springboard
/x
Noun, Verb
stopover
/xx
Noun
straightforward
//x
Adverb, Adjective
tactic
/x
Noun, Adjective
tentative
/xx
Adjective, Noun
tool
/
Noun, Verb
unsatisfactory
xxx/xx
Adjective
unworkable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
milestone
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Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
aisle
/
Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
southend
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Name