GAP Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word gap. (close relations)
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| break | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
| opening | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • first or beginning noun • an open or empty space in or between things • a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise • becoming open or being made open • the first performance (as of a theatrical production) • the act of opening something • opportunity especially for employment or promotion • the initial part of the introduction • a possible alternative • an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity • a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made • an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship • a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess • the first of a series of actions | ||||||||
| breach | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||||
| chasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deep opening in the earth's surface | ||||||||
| hiatus | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) • a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | ||||||||
| hole | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an opening into or through something • an opening deliberately made in or through something • one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course • an unoccupied space • a depression hollowed out of solid matter • a fault • informal terms for a difficult situation • informal terms for the mouth verb • hit the ball into the hole • make holes in | ||||||||
| rift | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gap between cloud masses • a narrow fissure in rock • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | ||||||||
| space | nounn | |||||||
noun • the unlimited expanse in which everything is located • an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) • an area reserved for some particular purpose • any location outside the Earth's atmosphere • a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing • the interval between two times • a blank area • one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff • (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences verb • place at intervals | ||||||||
| crevasse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deep fissure | ||||||||
| discontinuity | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of connection or continuity | ||||||||
| distance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property created by the space between two objects or points • a distant region • size of the gap between two places • indifference by personal withdrawal • the interval between two times • a remote point in time verb • keep at a distance • go far ahead of | ||||||||
| divide | verbv | |||||||
noun • a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) • a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems verb • separate into parts or portions • perform a division • act as a barrier between; stand between • move or break apart • make a division or separation • force, take, or pull apart | ||||||||
| division | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||||
| emptiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of containing nothing • having an empty stomach • an empty area or space • the quality of being valueless or futile | ||||||||
| gulf | nounn | |||||||
noun • an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay • an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) • a deep wide chasm | ||||||||
| interstice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ • small opening between things | ||||||||
| interval | nounn | |||||||
noun • a definite length of time marked off by two instants • a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints • the distance between things • the difference in pitch between two notes | ||||||||
| lapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mistake resulting from inattention • a break or intermission in the occurrence of something • a failure to maintain a higher state verb • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • end, at least for a long time • drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards • go back to bad behavior • let slip • for time to move forward | ||||||||
| separation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||||
| vacancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • being unoccupied • an empty area or space | ||||||||
