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

Newcastle United have five days until the start of their season and still have lots of gaps to fill in their squad. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 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

Plus, Game Picture Mode adapts to any game and will fill your screen, leaving no gaps in visuals. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

As a result, closed-end funds can trade at substantial premiums or discounts to NAV—and those gaps can persist. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Running tabletop exercises before deployment can expose gaps while the stakes are still low. — Hugo Sarrazin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

But with a timeline full of gaps, Stevens disappearance was still a mystery. — Jeremy Greenberg, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

But researchers say major gaps remain in understanding the long-term impacts of both acute and chronic exposure. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Sadly, progress and trust in public health and science are now being eroded with through neglect, funding cuts, and information gaps. — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026