Definitions

gap

[gap] / gæp /

NOUN

break, breach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chasm crack cut difference disagreement disparity divergence divide division hole inconsistency rift void

STRONG

aperture arroyo blank caesura canyon cleft clove cranny crevice defile discontinuity fracture gorge gulch gully hiatus hollow interlude intermission interruption interstice interval lacuna lull notch opening orifice pause ravine recess rent respite rest rupture separation slit slot space vacuity

WEAK

interspace

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement alikeness closure harmony juncture likeness sameness similarity

STRONG

closing continuation energy solid

Example Sentences

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Congress should increase the Pentagon’s facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization funds to address these gaps.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doctors have since moved his stomach up to bridge the "gap", but it's been a long road and he still has a feeding tube while he develops his swallowing.

From BBC

Is there a security gap on the Korean Peninsula?

From The Wall Street Journal

Therefore the gap between "the very, very rich and the poor is getting wider and wider", he added.

From BBC

Dry air heats and cools more quickly than humid air and this can further widen the temperature gap.

From BBC

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