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stopgap

(stɒpgæp)

Word forms: plural stopgaps

countable noun

A stopgap is something that serves a purpose for a short time, but is replaced as soon as possible.

Gone are the days when work was just a stopgap between leaving school and gettingmarried.

Even if the bill were approved, it would be no more than a stopgap measure.

Synonyms: makeshift, improvisation, temporary expedient, shift More Synonyms of stopgap

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stopgap in British English

(ˈstɒpˌɡæp)

noun

a temporary substitute for something else

(as modifier)

a stopgap programme

stopgap in American English

(ˈstɑpˌgæp)

noun

a person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift

adjective

used as a stopgap

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈreˌsource

Examples of 'stopgap' in a sentence
stopgap

-- I thought we were close friends, but I was only a stopgap.At least she's found a job but she says the pay is pitiful and it's just a stopgap.Polmayne was a stopgap, a stepping stone, a place in which to sit back and look around before starting afresh.Despite the great press given CPR, it was merely a stopgap measure.

(noun) in the sense of makeshift

Definition

a thing that serves as a substitute for a short time until replaced by something more suitable

It is not an acceptable long term solution, just a stopgap.

Synonyms

makeshift

improvisation

temporary expedient

shift

resort

substitute

She is seeking a substitute while her secretary is on leave.

(modifier) in the sense of makeshift

It was only ever intended as a stopgap solution.

Synonyms

makeshift

emergency

temporary

provisional

improvised

impromptu

rough-and-ready

Additional synonyms

in the sense of substitute

Definition

a person or thing that takes the place of another, such as a player who takes the place of a team-mate

She is seeking a substitute while her secretary is on leave.

Synonyms

replacement,

reserve,

equivalent,

surrogate,

deputy,

relief,

representative,

sub,

temporary,

stand-by,

makeshift,

proxy,

temp (informal),

expedient,

locum,

depute (Scottish),

stopgap,

locum tenens

Nearby words of
stopgap

stop off
stop something or someone in its or their tracks
stop something up
stopgap
stopover
stoppage
stopper

Synonyms of 'stopgap'

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单词	stopgap
释义	Trends of stopgap View usage for: stopgap (stɒpgæp) Word forms: plural stopgaps countable noun A stopgap is something that serves a purpose for a short time, but is replaced as soon as possible. Gone are the days when work was just a stopgap between leaving school and gettingmarried. Even if the bill were approved, it would be no more than a stopgap measure. Synonyms: makeshift, improvisation, temporary expedient, shift More Synonyms of stopgap More Synonyms of stopgap stopgap in British English (ˈstɒpˌɡæp) noun a. a temporary substitute for something else b. (as modifier) a stopgap programme stopgap in American English (ˈstɑpˌgæp) noun 1. a person or thing serving as a temporary substitute for another; makeshift adjective 2. used as a stopgap SIMILAR WORDS: ˈreˌsource Examples of 'stopgap' in a sentence stopgap -- I thought we were close friends, but I was only a stopgap. Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003) At least she's found a job but she says the pay is pitiful and it's just a stopgap. Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2003) Polmayne was a stopgap, a stepping stone, a place in which to sit back and look around before starting afresh. Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2003) Despite the great press given CPR, it was merely a stopgap measure. Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2003) (noun) in the sense of makeshift Definition a thing that serves as a substitute for a short time until replaced by something more suitable It is not an acceptable long term solution, just a stopgap. Synonyms makeshift improvisation temporary expedient shift resort substitute She is seeking a substitute while her secretary is on leave. (modifier) in the sense of makeshift It was only ever intended as a stopgap solution. Synonyms makeshift emergency temporary provisional improvised impromptu rough-and-ready Additional synonyms in the sense of substitute Definition a person or thing that takes the place of another, such as a player who takes the place of a team-mate She is seeking a substitute while her secretary is on leave. Synonyms replacement, reserve, equivalent, surrogate, deputy, relief, representative, sub, temporary, stand-by, makeshift, proxy, temp (informal), expedient, locum, depute (Scottish), stopgap, locum tenens Nearby words of stopgap stop off stop something or someone in its or their tracks stop something up stopgap stopover stoppage stopper Synonyms of 'stopgap' stopgap Explore 'stopgap' in the dictionary
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