In the London underground there is a warning to "mind the gap" when boarding the train.
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Gap
/ɡæp/
Synonyms for "gap" (341 found)
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Closest matches (69)
Noun(27 words)
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)
blank spaceclear absence
Strong matches (102)
Verb(3 words)
create spacegerman brechengive space
Noun(41 words)
crevassescrevicesdefilesdetachdeviancediastasisdiastemadiffdiffer greatlydifferencedifference indifference in degreedifferencesdifferentialdisconnectdisconnectionsdisconnectsdiscontinuity on the intervaldiscrepanciesdiscrepancy preposition
Adjective(1 words)
empty void
Related words (170)
Noun(74 words)
hollownessinequalityinteriminterruptioninterspaceintersticesintervalintervalslacunaelacunaslagunalapselapseslayoverslevel mismatchline disconnectionloopholeloopholesmarkedly differentmiss
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more distance forcemore openmore voidmysteryneglectnorwegian åpenomitomit analysisopeningsorificespartportuguese entrepuncturesravinesremotenessriftsrimaromanian întresaddlebackschismsseparateseparate from othersseparationsshortcomingshortcomingsshortfallssignify a differenceslitsslotsspace the assignmentsspace the chairsspace the photosspace the shelvesspace the testsspace the wordsspansplitsplit opensplittingspreadspreedtear openthieuunfilled areavacanciesvacancyvoid a checkvoid a contractvoid a formvoid spacewindowword spaceyawningyawns
inciseincisioninconsistencyinletinteriminterludeintermissioninterruptioninterspaceintervalintervalejointjumpklooflacklacunalapselaying openleakletup
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lulllunar rillmissing linkmoatneednotchnullahomissionopenopeningopening uporificeoscitateoutageoutletpasspassagepassagewaypauseporeravinerecessrentrespiterestriftrimeripriverupturescalescissureseamseparationshortageskipslashsliceslitslotspacesplintersplitstomastopstrathsuspensiontearthrowing opentrenchtroughullageuncorkingunstoppingvacancyvalevalleyvoidwadiwaitwantwantageyawn
Verb(2 words)
leave empty spacemake a difference
Adjective(5 words)
long intervalpropagating tearthin marginunfilled spacevast void
Determiner(6 words)
no meetingno policyno processno spanthe distancethe void
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19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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14 entriesCollocations
8 entriesachievement gapdata gapfunding gapgap analysisgap yeargeneration gapincome gapknowledge gap
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
34 total sentences available.
The cat went through a gap in the fence.
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There is a wide gap in the opinions between the two students.
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There was a great gap between the views of the two.
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Showing 4 of 34 available sentences.