Synonyms of gap

gap

noun

ˈgap 

1

as in hole

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

there were several visible gaps in the wall where the drywall had pulled away from the wall framing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hole
• crevice
• opening
• rift
• interval
• void
• discontinuity
• crack
• breach
• fissure
• gulf
• rent
• hiatus
• separation
• break
• interstice
• slit
• slot
• chasm
• cavity
• cleft
• split
• pore
• fracture
• aperture
• abyss
• orifice
• notch
• cranny
• rupture
• interspace
• chink
• gape
• severance
• sundering

2

as in interval

a break in continuity

there was a 15-minute gap between the two televised sporting events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interval
• interruption
• hiatus
• pause
• discontinuity
• lull
• interim
• interlude
• interregnum
• intermission
• parenthesis
• window
• hiccup
• lag
• interstice
• time lag
• interspace
• space
• comma
• bumper
• suspension
• rest
• caesura
• lapse
• discontinuance
• adjournment
• respite
• entr'acte
• recess
• subinterval

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuity
• continuation
• run
• stretch
• continuum
• progression
• procession

3

as in void

an incomplete or deficient area

a gap in his understanding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• void
• hole
• space
• lacuna
• hiatus
• deficit
• deficiency
• failing
• disability
• shortfall
• weakness
• impairment
• defectiveness
• detriment
• shortcoming
• lack
• fault
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• imperfection
• need
• incompleteness
• insufficience
• inadequateness
• want

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• completeness
• fullness

4

as in canyon

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage

thought they were stuck until they found a gap in the mountain range that they could hike through

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canyon
• ravine
• gorge
• valley
• saddle
• pass
• col
• gulch
• chasm
• crevice
• abyss
• gulf
• notch
• defile
• flume
• trench
• fissure
• gill
• crevasse
• linn
• cleft
• kloof
• couloir
• vale
• basin
• hollow
• glen
• gutter
• dale
• kettle
• dell
• gully
• trough
• floodplain
• cirque
• combe
• draw
• arroyo
• shut-in
• wash
• cwm
• barranca
• wadi
• coulee
• nullah

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gap

Yet as the Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project recently reported, the school district can hardly bank on TIF funds to close its budget gap. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Octopuses are famous for slipping through seemingly impossible gaps. — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

The report’s authors said autonomous AI agents present a gap in governance. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Nevertheless, in the application of AI in security, there is a very big gap. — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026