BRACKETS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

brackets 1 of 2

noun

plural of bracket

as in types

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic they're in the same income bracket

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brackets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bracket

as in compares

to describe as similar I wouldn't exactly bracket your paintings with those of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

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contrasts

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Recent Examples of brackets

Noun

Many of the luxury hotel company’s 7,000 employees had played their way through local brackets before the top players were flown to Deer Valley for the finals. —

Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 11 May 2026 The Eagles were having practice when the brackets were released Friday. —

Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 Off the top of my head, and without looking it up, my recollection is that only the accelerated depreciation is taxed at 25%, and any depreciation that was claimed using a straight line method would be subject to the normal long-term capital gain rules and brackets, which could be 0%, 15%, or 20%. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 Coaches have been lobbying for years to have best two-out-of-three series, and this comes close but other divisions remain single elimination and 32-team brackets. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 Plans show 17 units will be rented to those in extremely low-income brackets, 17 to people at very low-income levels, and 137 to others with low incomes. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 The new 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 games involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of the men's and the women's tournaments, turning what’s now known as the First Four into a bigger affair. —

ABC News, 7 May 2026 The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of each tournament. —

Eddie Pells, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 In the upcoming season, 18 contestants are divided into three groups of six, who will compete in their own brackets across three episodes. —

Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 May 2026

Verb

The $300,000 to $400,000 range, which brackets the metro’s median price, tends to be moderately competitive. —

Allison Palmer updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackets

Noun

That is partially a product of the heaps of experience this group has together in these types of moments.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
All types of alcohol contribute to cancer by damaging DNA and increasing chronic inflammation, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 14 May 2026