Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.
Source: tatoeba (46216)
Stopgap
/ˈstɒpɡæp/
Synonyms for "stopgap" (161 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Adjective(1 words)
acting turn
actionad hocad hoc measuread libad libitumad-libad-libbingalternatealternativeanswerarrangementartificebackupband-aidbungcheck valvecockcontrivancecorkcounterfeit
Strong matches (48)
emergencyequivalentersatzexcuseexpediencyexpedientextemporaneousextemporaneousnessextemporarinessextemporaryextemporeextemporizationfakefaucetgimmickimitationimpromptuimprovisationimprovisationalimprovisatorial
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improviseimprovisedimprovisionimprovisojury rigjury riggedjury-rigjury-riggedjury-rigged expedientlast expedientlast resortlast shiftlidmakeshiftmakeshiftymaneuver
Noun(11 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (80)
meansmeans to an endmeasuremockmoveoff-the-cuffoffhandpegphonypinpinchpis allerplaying by earplugpro temporeprovisionalproxyrecourserefugereserve
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resortresourcerough-and-readyrough-and-tumblesea cocksecondaryshake upshake-upshiftsolutionsparespigotspikespilespillstepstopstopperstopplestratagemstringstrokestroke of policysubstitutetactictaptemporarytemporary arrangementtemporary expedienttemporary measuretentativetokentricktrumpunrehearsedutilityvalvevicariousworking hypothesisworking proposition
Noun(15 words)
nonce prepositionplaceholderpoulticeprovisionalshimsshortcutsstand-intemptemporarytemporary effecttemporary fixtemporary remedytide overworkaroundworkarounds
Adjective(5 words)
temporary associationtemporary changetemporary lonelinesstemporary methodtemporary release
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
11 entriesacting headad hoc policyband aid solutionband-aid solutioninterim contractorinterim fixmakeshift remedypatchwork measuretemporary appointeetemporary fixtemporary measure
Collocations
8 entriesband aid solutioninterim stopgapshort term stopgapstopgap approachstopgap arrangementstopgap fundingstopgap measurestopgap solution
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- временна мярка noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Catalan
1 entries- tapaforats noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 權宜之計 /权宜之计 noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Czech
1 entries- provizorium noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Dutch
2 entries- lapmiddel noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- lapzalven verb (to use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained)
Finnish
1 entries- hätävara noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
French
3 entries- bouche-trou noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- pis-aller noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- rustine noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
German
4 entries- Lochstopfer noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- Lückenbüßer noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- Lückenfüller noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- Notlösung noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Hungarian
1 entries- sufnituning noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Ido
1 entries- remediacho noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Italian
1 entries- palliativo noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Japanese
2 entries- 対症療法 noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- 對症療法 noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Latvian
1 entries- tapa noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Polish
2 entries- prowizorka noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- zapchajdziura noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Spanish
4 entries- paliativo noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- parche noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- paños calientes noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
- remiendo noun (short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom saw his job as a pump attendant as a stopgap measure until a better one came up.
Source: tatoeba (3253217)
Mary was only ever Tom's stopgap for when Jane didn't have time for him.
Source: tatoeba (10036167)
All Mary ever was for Tom was a stopgap for when Jane didn't have time for him.
Source: tatoeba (10036173)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.