Synonyms of gaps

gaps

noun

plural of gap

1

as in holes

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

• holes
• crevices
• voids
• openings
• cracks
• discontinuities
• intervals
• rifts
• fissures
• interstices
• breaches
• rents
• separations
• slits
• breaks
• hiatuses
• gulfs
• slots
• clefts
• cavities
• pores
• crannies
• chasms
• fractures
• splits
• interspaces
• chinks
• apertures
• notches
• orifices
• ruptures
• abysses
• gapes
• severances

2

as in intervals

a break in continuity

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intervals
• interruptions
• hiatuses
• pauses
• discontinuities
• interstices
• hiccups
• parentheses
• spaces
• interludes
• lulls
• intermissions
• windows
• lags
• interspaces
• interregnums
• time lags
• interims
• commas
• bumpers
• caesuras
• lapses
• suspensions
• discontinuances
• rests
• entr'actes
• respites
• adjournments
• subintervals
• recesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• runs
• stretches
• continuities
• continuations
• progressions
• processions
• continua

3

as in ravines

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

• ravines
• canyons
• gorges
• valleys
• saddles
• crevices
• passes
• gulches
• cols
• notches
• fissures
• abysses
• trenches
• chasms
• flumes
• defiles
• gills
• crevasses
• gulfs
• linns
• clefts
• couloirs
• kloofs
• hollows
• basins
• gutters
• cirques
• glens
• vales
• gullies
• dales
• kettles
• troughs
• dells
• floodplains
• combes
• arroyos
• draws
• wadis
• washes
• coulees
• barrancas
• cwms
• nullahs
• shut-ins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gaps

This is the language the show has used thus far, in that Hal often comes to conclusions and fills in the gaps for us after the fact. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Live Healthy Chicago could serve as a national model for closing life-expectancy gaps by addressing a chronic disease that considers the humanity needed to connect. — Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Cal Fire’s review of gaps in state fireworks laws was supported by an industry and law enforcement task force that included representatives from some of the state’s largest fireworks dealers. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The agency would also create standards covering sandbox testing environments; air gaps, or isolating testing environments from the internet; kill switches; and controls that prevent models from escaping lab settings and roaming on the Internet. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Western militaries must instead think creatively to tap into latent resources and commercial expertise to close the infrastructure gaps that prevent industrial scaling. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

A number of French laws reflect the gaps between Catholic teaching and public policies and civic values. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Once ideal weather arrives, lay the tarp over the weeds, making sure there are no gaps or tears, says Dilmore. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026

Now those gaps were empty, glazed only by the view of leaf-greens and sky-blues. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026