fillgap

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noun

That which fills a gap, or serves as a short-term temporary fix until something better comes along.

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stopgap
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Meanings

nounfillgap (plural fillgaps)

plural fillgaps · alternative fill-gap

  1. figurativelyrareliteralThat which fills a gap, or serves as a short-term temporary fix until something better comes along.
  2. figurativelyrareliteralSpeech or text that takes up time or space but conveys little to no meaning; fluff.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
stopgap
Also see
stopgap

Origin

From fill + gap. Compare stopgap.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gapfill
Cite this entry
APA

fillgap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fillgap

MLA

“fillgap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fillgap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fillgap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fillgap.

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