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

This systematic approach, including proactive diaspora talent identification and a uniform coaching philosophy across all age groups, has yielded consistent results, including a U20 World Cup win.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
With both nights devolving into chaos, Brooks and the other guys decide to call it quits on this gender experiment and plan to infiltrate the girls’ night and merge groups.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026

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To conceal the scheme and hide the bribes, prosecutors say, Zhu entered into a sham retainer agreement with Carone’s younger brother, Anthony Carone, 54, who is alleged to have laundered the payments through his law firm.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered bribes to him and the other officials to greenlight a development project.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of bribes

Noun

Reports have claimed that the first batches of these bullets have been delivered to Russian troops.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
The core loop is to analyze inputs, document, plan, iterate in small batches with dev testing, update documentation and control for technical debt.

— Oleg Lola, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of batches

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After the contest, the singer continued her artistic pursuit, performing with a handful of bands including Bobby Wayne & the Dixies and, later, Imagination.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Sony Music has announced plans to shutter a Minneapolis warehouse that processes merch for punk bands, prompting its staff to accuse the company of union-busting, See/Saw reports.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

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