gulf
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4.7
- noun
- /ɡʌlf/
- But there is a wide gulf between us now... and I fear I shall never bridge it.
- gulf separates
- a yawning gulf
- a widening gulf
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Watch on YouTubeDoes this make you realise the enormous gulf between words and actions?
- Does this make you realise the enormous gulf between words and actions?
- There is a gulf between intentions and results.
- But you're right, there was like a big gulf there that we haven't totally bridged.
- Shanghai's fall highlights the gulf between Chang's urban supporters and Mao's rural ones.
- And there's a gulf, but they're all human whether they recognize it or not.
- Yeah, but being able to prepare for that meeting, being able to talk to people across that gulf and convince them that is in and of itself a really important skill.
- And it's there's often this like gulf between what people care about and what really matters to them and then actually what they do.
- So this gulf across races in America persists after slavery, and a long strand of American literature illuminates the gulf.
- And I think that there's a big gulf between the two.
- There wasn't that much a gulf between their ability and mine, to be fair.
Examples
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Even today, a wide gulf separates Chile and Peru in terms of their business climates.
Academic text (2011) -
There is a gulf between intentions and results.
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How can we not have a gulf between us with a tone like that?
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One has to try and bridge the gulf.
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There still remains a gulf here on childcare funding.
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I'm also aware of the social gulf between us.
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Does this make you realise the enormous gulf between words and actions?
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We are now one split nation, with a huge gulf dividing the employed from the unemployed.
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Shanghai's fall highlights the gulf between Chang's urban supporters and Mao's rural ones.
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There is a significant gulf between the wealthy and the poor in many societies.
Synonyms
365
1.7
A difference between two groups or amounts
56
5.9
A gap between what people think and what really happens
43
5.4
A serious break between people or groups that causes conflict
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2.5
A space between two things that keeps them apart
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4.1
A clear border between two ideas, groups, or situations
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4.2
Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet
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4.9
A very large difference between two people, groups, or ideas
1
9.9
A difference between people, groups, or places
A big difference between things that are not similar
Antonyms
Compounds
166
3.2
A war in 1990–1991 when many countries led by the United States forced Iraq out of Kuwait
81
2.7
A coastal area by the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States known for beaches and fishing
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2.5
A large part of the Atlantic Ocean south of the United States and east of Mexico
22
3.4
A 1990–1991 war when Iraq invaded Kuwait and a US-led group fought to push out Iraqi troops
13
3.1
A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico past the US east coast toward Europe
12
4.1
Countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar
- Specialized
4
7.8
A long-term illness affecting people who served in the 1991 Gulf War that causes tiredness, headaches, stomach and breathing problems
2
3.7
A large part of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago along Alaska's southern coast
1
3.0
A long narrow sea between the Baja California Peninsula and the mainland of northwestern Mexico
The part of the United States along the Gulf of Mexico, including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
1
3.4
The eastern part of the Baltic Sea between southern Finland and northern Estonia
1
3.9
A large area of sea where the St Lawrence River meets the Atlantic Ocean near eastern Canada
Countries in southwest Asia with mainly Arab people that border the Persian Gulf
- Archaic
1
6.7
A sea area between Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam now called the Gulf of Thailand
1
4.9
A large shallow bay in northern Australia with wide tidal flats and mangrove trees
- Specialized
1
8.2
A sickness that affected many people who served in the 1991 Gulf War, causing tiredness, headaches, and memory problems
A gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey that attracts many tourists for its beautiful coast
How Wide
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gulf used for a big gap comes from the same root kolpos meaning 'fold' or 'deep hollow'. So a gulf between people or ideas is like a wide empty space you cannot easily cross.