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

Your Next Listen — How far can philanthropy go to fill government gaps? — Adrian Ma, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

After exhausting federal aid, grants, and scholarships, private student loans can help cover any remaining funding gaps. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Antonelli has a 56-point advantage over Russell, with gaps of 79 points to Leclerc and 90 to Norris. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Liverpool, on the other hand, still have some glaring gaps in their squad. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Gemini creates a diagnostic quiz, identifies knowledge gaps, and produces shorter lessons around them. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

China may use technology and manufacturing experience developed for military aviation to close these gaps. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

The faculty cited widening gaps in math ability among students in their classrooms. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Those provisions give the inspector general new authority to temporarily withhold portions of his reports that reveal security risks, fraud-detection gaps or pending litigation. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026