Gap

//ɡæp//

Synonyms for "gap" (293 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (59)

Noun(20 words)

break col crack opening hole interlapse lapse space alley axe wound bearded clam beaver berk bonne bouche box bun bush cavern chasm clearing

break col opening breach chasm fissure hiatus hole rift rip space split tear abysm abyss alley aperture arrearage arroyo band gap

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bottom bottom glade bottoms box canyon breakage broaching burst caesura canyon cavity cessation chap check chimney chink chip clearance clearing

Verb(1 words)

breach

Strong matches (88)

Related words (146)

Noun(67 words)

honeypot hoo-ha innie interim interregnum interruption interspace interstice juice box kebab kitty la-la love box love tunnel minge minnie monosyllable moocha muff muffin

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incise incision inconsistency inlet interim interlude intermission interruption interspace interval intervale joint jump kloof lack lacuna lapse laying open leak letup

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

14 entries

conflict delay difference difference of opinion disparity dispute holdup mountain pass notch open open up opening pass space

More specific

14 entries

Hausdorff gap Weierstrass gap air gap bomber gap credibility gap digital gap gender gap generation gap hungry gap missile gap orgasm gap pay gap prime gap spark gap

Synonyms

15 entries

breach break chasm col fissure hiatus hole neck opening rift rip space split tear window

Related terms

1 entries

gap moe

derived

103 entries

Barnesmore Gap Barunga Gap Buffalo Gap Clements Gap Cooks Gap Doctors Gap Fowlers Gap Gap Ridge Gap-1 Gap-2 Gapsted Gunning Gap Halls Gap Hayes Gap Hope Gap Kirkwood gap

Showing 16 of 103 words.

etymologically related_to

1 entries

gape

form of

1 entries

gup

has context

6 entries

au australia baseball for medical or pharmacy item genetics sussex

is a

9 entries

crevice in earth disparity dispute land topographical feature natural thing opening physical path software space between

manner of

1 entries

open

related to

10 entries

breach bridge gap cliff fee gap year hiatus insurer notch outfielder stand in gap

Translations

200 translations across 41 languages.

Assamese

1 entries

ফাঁক noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

ara noun (vacant space or time)
aralıq noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

अंतर noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Bulgarian

4 entries

дефиле́ noun (mountain pass)
ду́пка noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
ду́пка noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
интерва́л noun (vacant space or time)

Catalan

2 entries

llacuna noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
obertura noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

罅 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
罅 noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

間隙 /间隙 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
隘口 noun (mountain pass)

Czech

4 entries

díra noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
mezera noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
mezera noun (vacant space or time)
otvor noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Danish

1 entries

ridse noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Dutch

2 entries

reet noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
spleet noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Estonian

2 entries

lõhe noun (mountain pass)
pragu noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)

Finnish

4 entries

aukko noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
aukko noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
aukko noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
aukko noun (vacant space or time)

French

4 entries

brèche noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
col noun (mountain pass)
interruption noun (vacant space or time)
solution de continuité noun (vacant space or time)

Galician

4 entries

arro noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
breca noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
eiva noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
esgranicela noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Georgian

4 entries

გადასასვლელი noun (mountain pass)
გამონანგრევი noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
გასაძრომი noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
დერეფანი noun (vacant space or time)

German

4 entries

Lücke noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
Ritz noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
Ritze noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
Spalt noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Greek

4 entries

κενό noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
κενό noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
κενό noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
κενό noun (vacant space or time)

Hindi

1 entries

अंतर noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Hungarian

4 entries

hasadék noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
hegyszoros noun (mountain pass)
hiány noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
hiányosság noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)

Irish

3 entries

bearna noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
bearna noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
bearna noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)

Italian

4 entries

apertura noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
breccia noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
breccia noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
buco noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Japanese

3 entries

ずれ noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
間隙 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
隙 noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)

Kapampangan

1 entries

pilatan noun (vacant space or time)

Korean

4 entries

간각 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
간극 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
간통 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
극간 noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Latin

2 entries

lacūna noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
lacūna noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)

Malayalam

1 entries

വിടവ് noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Māori

2 entries

angotanga noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
mokorawhā noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Navajo

1 entries

dziłgiizh noun (mountain pass)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

gap noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
lomme noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
luke noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
mellomrom noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

آرا noun (vacant space or time)
آرالق noun (vacant space or time)
خلال noun (vacant space or time)
فرج noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Polish

4 entries

dziura noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
okienko noun (vacant space or time)
przerwa noun (vacant space or time)
szczelina noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Portuguese

4 entries

brecha noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
brecha noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
fenda noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
vão noun (vacant space or time)

Russian

4 entries

брешь noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
брешь noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
дыра́ noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
зазо́р noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Spanish

4 entries

abertura noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
boquete noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
brecha noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
brecha noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Swahili

3 entries

mwanya noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
mwanya noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)
mwanya noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)

Swedish

1 entries

spricka noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Thai

1 entries

ช่อง noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Tongan

1 entries

ava noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Turkish

2 entries

ara noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
ara noun (vacant space or time)

Walloon

4 entries

creveure noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
crevåde noun (opening that implies a breach or defect)
passåjhe noun (mountain pass)
schård noun (opening made by breaking or parting)

Zulu

2 entries

isikhala noun (opening made by breaking or parting)
isikhala noun (opening allowing passage or entrance)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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In the London underground there is a warning to "mind the gap" when boarding the train.

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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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