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

However, these gaps in the system rarely get prioritized in future enhancements due to competing priorities. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

The fund now focuses on creating new programs to rethink rural health, instead of filling in financial gaps. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026

Yet with massive gaps in battery life, materials, and off-grid durability, choosing between them comes down to a few critical trade-offs. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Race and ethnicity data are essential for researchers who gauge discrimination, crime rates and wealth gaps in communities of color. — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Race and ethnicity data is essential for researchers who gauge discrimination, crime rates and wealth gaps in communities of color. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Coverage gaps can cause frustration across a whole home as the signal comes and goes seemingly at random in different spots. — K.h. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026

The upside now is that there are no longer obvious gaps in key positions. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Its scalable and flexible models show how workforce gaps can be closed while expanding opportunity. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026