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cleft

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cleft

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure

my fishing line managed to get wedged in a cleft in the rocks

Synonyms of cleft

check, chink, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure, rift, split

Words Related to cleft

craze, hairline

fracture, rupture

breach, gap, opening

cut, gash, incision, slit

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