gaps

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

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gaps

Haney challenged that reconstruction, questioning gaps in surveillance images and noting that no witness or camera captured the ignition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Stice-Lawrence, one of the lead researchers, calls the translation gaps a “canary in the coal mine.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

I’ve found the heated discussions over income gaps and housing budgets to be just as juicy as the fights over intimacy as they head into their Netflix-sponsored nuptials.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Though he'd already started keeping supplies, "there were numerous gaps in what I had prepared for," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In these close quarters, I was unable to back up without the risk of ensnaring myself in the ropes or breaking my ankle in one of the gaps between the floorboards.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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