Synonyms of space

space

noun

ˈspās 

1

as in room

an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing

how much space will you need for the art project?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• room
• place
• way
• capacity
• scope
• elbow room
• freedom
• range
• compass
• clearance
• play
• latitude
• leeway
• berth

2

as in while

an indefinite but usually short period of time

in the space of a few minutes the room had filled up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• while
• bit
• span
• stretch
• spell
• day
• minute
• era
• season
• epoch
• moment
• second
• lapse
• infinity
• instant
• split second
• interval
• interim
• nanosecond
• heartbeat
• perpetuity
• spurt
• interlude
• jiffy
• twinkle
• twinkling
• eternity
• trice
• intermission
• flash
• age
• eon
• shake
• New York minute
• wink
• beat
• jiff
• eyeblink

3

as in gap

an incomplete or deficient area

the cancellation created a huge space in the dentist's schedule for that day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gap
• void
• hole
• lacuna
• hiatus
• disability
• deficiency
• detriment
• failing
• deficit
• impairment
• lack
• need
• weakness
• defectiveness
• imperfection
• shortfall
• shortcoming
• fault
• incompleteness
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• want
• insufficience
• inadequateness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• completeness
• fullness

4

as in slack

an allowable margin of freedom or variation

the children should be given some space to express themselves in their schoolwork

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slack
• leeway
• latitude
• wiggle room
• license
• swing
• rein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of space

Urban Architecture Festival, a public program leveraging architecture to activate public spaces and encourage conversations on sustainability and culture in the cities. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

The country's Hayabusa mission brought home pieces of the asteroid Itokawa in 2010, for example, and Hayabusa2 did the same with material from the space rock Ryugu a decade later. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Daunt’s idea of good bookshops—welcoming, browsable retail spaces that are also singular and carry human fingerprints—became the template for remaking more than six hundred Barnes & Noble stores. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over a handicapped parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing space

• inner space