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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And he is doing everything he can to close the gap.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Public private credit funds trade at less than 75 cents on the dollar, while private funds trade at a full dollar, creating a significant price gap.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The growing gap between the upper, middle and lower classes suggests we’re in what’s being called an E-shaped economy — which could spell trouble ahead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The first English-language edition of Trotzig’s 1964 novella “Queen”—one of the author’s greatest achievements—may help to fill that gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Swaying with exhaustion, Torak finished enlarging the snow cave, and walled up the entrance again, leaving a gap at the top to let out the smoke from the fire he’d promised himself.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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