BOODLES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

boodles

noun

plural of boodle

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together

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as in bribes

something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision an IRS agent was caught accepting some boodle from people she was auditing

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Noun

For groups of six to 10, the library offers a private dining space that can be booked ahead.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The $177 billion finding represents nearly 10% of federal discretionary spending, the groups said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of groups

Noun

Diamantis has another pending criminal case in federal court, where he's accused of taking bribes to quash a state audit of an eye doctor accused of Medicaid fraud.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
He was accused of extorting private contractors for bribes between 2018 and 2021 in exchange for helping the companies keep and obtain work on school construction contracts.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bribes

Noun

What the company is doing is buying batches of stock, creating a tokenized version of each share, and then offering contracts that provide customers with a financial claim on those tokens.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
The type of salt always matters, but especially so in large batches.

— Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of batches

Noun

Sadiq, with his versatility, is the key that unlocks those groupings.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Many of these countries were British colonies, some of which were also once part of British West Africa or British East Africa administrative groupings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of groupings

Noun

Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Huddleston notes that first-year growth stays low to the ground as a leafy rosette, whereas in the second year, poison hemlock can reach up to 10 feet in height and is often found in large clusters.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Some bands with a four-decade career would be disappointed by the turnout, or by the realization that many fans not wearing Maiden shirts are dressed in Megadeth merch.

— Jon Wiederhorn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Last year, immigration raids and tariffs hung over the celebration causing the event and mas bands to make adjustments.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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