Antonyms for stopgap
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : stop-gap |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɒpˌgæp |
Definition of stopgap
Origin :- 1680s, from stop + gap.
- adj temporarily helping
- noun temporary help
- She was going as a stopgap to speak at a large meeting to oblige Angelica.
- Extract from : « The Beth Book » by Sarah Grand
- The stopgap was such that it must remain as it was; and every further effort was useless.
- Extract from : « Toilers of the Sea » by Victor Hugo
- Because Brownlee knows why I'm looking for a cure to replace the stopgap.
- Extract from : « Nor Iron Bars a Cage.... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- But he knew that they were only a stopgap, only a temporarily shoring of a constantly-eroding dam.
- Extract from : « The Dueling Machine » by Benjamin William Bova
- It's a stopgap effort, just to keep things moving until Project Sea-Dredge starts functioning.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Heroes » by Robert Silverberg
- In this his Christian neighbours liked him well, insomuch as he was a kind of stay or stopgap to the infidels.
- Extract from : « Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century » by Karl Marx
- However, a stopgap was found in the person of the book-keeper, a young Englishman, who knew more of music than accounts.
- Extract from : « A Little Bush Maid » by Mary Grant Bruce
Synonyms for stopgap
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