COOPS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

coops

noun

plural of coop

as in penitentiaries

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace

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as in cages

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals a chicken coop

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Recent Examples of coops Melissa Knicely, a public information officer with Animal Care and Control, said permitting has increased over the past decade as more residents seek fresh eggs and set up coops at home. — Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026 Moving through rooftop coops, city streets, and a mosaic of New York voices, the film invites us to reconsider the pigeon, soften our gaze, and recognize that coexistence is an act of choice. — Peter White, Deadline, 19 June 2026 Farmers supply the chickens and there are seven coops strategically placed around the Yuba-Sutter area to test from. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Research different breeds, purchase secondhand coops, and transform existing structures into coops to save money. — Lacey Ramburger, The Spruce, 30 May 2026 Raccoons are clever, opportunistic feeders, eating whatever’s readily available, including plant and animal matter, garbage, pet food, bird seed, vegetable gardens, and eggs from chicken coops. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 May 2026 Securing chicken coops and livestock Beyond bird feeders, residents need to protect backyard chickens, hives, and other small livestock. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Investigators recovered two hundred chicken coops, many of which contained dead birds along with bottles of injectable anabolic steroids and antibiotics along with wing tags, the release stated. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 Deputies said the animals were tortured, mutilated, kept in coops with dead birds and live plucked. — Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.

— Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

Definition of penitentiaries

Noun

The fights, and tax policy, confronting local governments Governments, school systems, prisons, and police and fire departments often are among the largest employers in communities and have high rates of unionization.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Crews now runs all three of Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

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Horse corrals remain in place from the princess’s time there, and an infinity-view deck takes in sunsets over the surrounding mountains.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
To stake herbaceous peonies, use rings, grow-through grids, tomato cages, or homemade corrals made of bamboo and string.

— Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Definition of corrals

Noun

In fact, a number of those heading into a sentencing hearing are coming from surrounding county jails that have been holding them for many months.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The crimes homeless people will get charged for are not the ones that will keep them in the county’s already overcrowded jails, Lefkowitz said.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026