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

But Rodrigues believes technology can augment traditional teaching methods by examining how a student solves an algebra problem or structures a piece of writing and identifying learning gaps. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Companies that close those gaps will move faster than those chasing every new tool. — Radoslav Nedelchev, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Yet wide gaps remain in heart health care for girls and women across specialties. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026

Demographic data expose disparities that raw numbers can obscure and show whether those gaps are growing or shrinking. — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

The gaps between elements aren’t consistent, which makes the buds look seem cheaply put together. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

The senators also asked the Government Accountability Office to examine how the federal government has funded menopause research to identify gaps in training, treatment and oversight. — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

The double-slit experiment, for example, is a classic setup where scientists send particles through two gaps in a screen and observe a resulting interference pattern, proving that the particles act as waves. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Kyiv has since also reported gaps in intelligence sharing and restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink service, which is crucial for its drone missions, battlefield communications and air defense. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026