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Synonyms for gap

Two senses of gap live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

There was a gap in his account.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

break

Same sentence, swapped: There was a break in his account.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for gap as it is used in the sentence above.

lag
lingering
hollow

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineQualities

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

Gap between income and outgo.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

spread

Same sentence, swapped: Spread between income and outgo.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for gap as it is used in the sentence above.

col
imbalance
disproportion

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