Gaping Synonyms and Antonyms

gāpĭng
Open wide
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. cavernous
  2. abysmal
  3. broad
  4. abyssal
  5. agape
  6. great
  7. open
  8. ringent
  9. yawning
  10. vast
  11. wide-open
Antonyms:
  1. closed
  2. shut
Be wide open
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. yawning
  2. yawing
  3. parting
  4. cracking
Antonyms:
  1. closing
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Look with amazement; look stupidly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. goggling
  2. peering
  3. staring
  4. gawking
  5. yawning
  6. gazing
  7. gasping
To open the mouth wide with a deep inward breath, as when tired or bored
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. yawning

Words Related to Gaping

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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Gaping Sentence Examples

  • Carmen regained control of her gaping jaw.

  • And then the car slowly tilted toward the gaping canyon below.

  • There was nothing but a gaping chasm where the temple had been.

  • She scrambled to her feet, gaping at the tall figure in the doorway.

  • Pinnidae.-Shell elongated, truncated and gaping posteriorly.

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