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

The draft rules plug this gap, pulling digital assets directly into this legacy gatekeeping apparatus, treating cross-border stablecoin moves as standard bank transfers to keep tabs on money leaving the country. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Taylor said registration and turnout efforts by the NAACP and other groups could draw 75,000 more Black voters, enough to close recent gaps. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

If a gap opens in the cloud for a short time and the corona appears, that is not a consolation prize. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

That gap is not primarily a story about rising working-class racial resentment. — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026