Antonyms for
gap
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
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No Antonyms Found for Gap

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All Definitions for Gap

Below are all the dictionary definitions of gap:

1An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
2An opening allowing passage or entrance.
3A vacant space or time.
4A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
5A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
6An opening that implies a breach or defect.
7A mountain or hill pass.
8The regions between the outfielders.
9The vagina.
10To make an opening in
11To breach.
12To fall or spill open so as to leave a gap.
13To surpass (someone or something) by a considerable margin.
14The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
15The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
16An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
17To leave suddenly.
18To stare or gape.
19A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
20To notch, as a sword or knife.
21To check the size of a gap.
22A town, the capital of the department of Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
23Alternative form of gup (elected head of a gewog in Bhutan) [(India, colloquial) Gossip or rumor
24Onsensical or silly talk
25Blather.]
26Initialism of Great Ape Project.

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About antonyms for gap

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