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

Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Yet despite the construction boom and falling rents, Pew noted that housing gaps remain even larger for lower-income residents, especially those hoping to buy a home. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Chair44 can infinitely tile a three-dimensional space by covering it without gaps or overlapping shapes. — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

Online sellers, street vendors and WhatsApp and Telegram groups have also stepped in to fill gaps left by state pharmacies, which for decades were the main source of subsidized medicines. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

But the artist has left gaps where the musician had personal photos of friends and family framed. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

The housing feels rigid, panel gaps are tight and consistent, and nothing has flexed or rattled during transport. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Intelligence assistance from Western allies has helped Ukraine exploit gaps in Russia’s air defenses, according to experts and Tango, the drone commander. — Jarrett Ley, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Notable An Israeli team of scientists launched a mobile research lab this year that will collect data across east and southern Africa in an attempt to fill huge data gaps in global climate science. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026