BOOTLEGS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

bootlegs 1 of 2

noun

plural of bootleg

as in alcohols

illegally produced liquor getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bootleg

as in black-markets

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Noun

Joy Division bootlegs have been a cottage industry since the 1980s. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026 From that point on, offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase called play-action bootlegs and other rollouts that enabled Simpson to find receivers, many of them wide open. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Dart kept the ball multiple times on play-action bootlegs when no one was open. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 July 2026 The audio is a fairly even mix of sound desk recordings and fan bootlegs, with some spliced together to get the best audio quality. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026 His strengths as a rhythm passer and his ability to operate on bootlegs align cleanly with that system. — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 While bootlegs have been out there for decades, the Petty estate is finally making the concert officially available, with audio restoration done by Ryan Ulyate. — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026 Mariota looked more comfortable than either Patrick Mahomes or Dak Prescott ever looked against VJ's defense, thanks to either getting the ball out super quick -- screens, bootlegs — or by just taking off with the rock and taking his chances. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025 In the six years since its debut, the show has become an internet sensation, with viewers online embracing the musical's campy humor, jaw-dropping stage illusions and sing-along score, with bootlegs of the production going viral on TikTok and YouTube. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegs

Noun

According to the scientists, the method achieved some of the highest production rates yet for valuable alcohols and three- and four-carbon atoms.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
For example, a gold catalyst leads to the production of carbon monoxide (CO), while copper produces more complex compounds including alcohols, ethanol and methane (CH4).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of alcohols

Verb

Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.

— C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Definition of exchanges

Verb

The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of bargains

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Among the guests at the launch celebration were Coco Rocha and Debbie Harry, weaving through the space and stopping at the backlit bar for drinks, nodding along to the sounds of DJ duo Las Flaquitas.

— Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
For operators, that points to a first-time audience willing to try a new format built around drinks a cafe already sells.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of drinks

Verb

In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Produced by Mabel Cheung, Good Trip is the story of a young woman who smuggles her terminally ill father out of a hospital to address his unfulfilled wishes.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of smuggles

Noun

This will encourage browning and prevent the vegetables from cooking in a puddle of their own juices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
If numbers don’t lie…are Hollywood and the streaming platforms actually beginning to release the stale notion that middle-aged and older women are drained of their creative juices after menopause?

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of juices

Verb

The company is also releasing a suite of apps, including a tool for relighting and one that swaps characters or outfits.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The Crispy Morning swaps the usual English muffin for a scallion pancake — an ingredient Hart grew up eating.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of swaps

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