Synonyms of copping

copping

verb

present participle of cop, slang

1

as in buying

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I copped a great outfit for only $50

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buying
• purchasing
• taking
• getting
• obtaining
• winning
• procuring
• acquiring
• securing
• picking up
• gaining
• garnering
• paying (for)
• offering
• financing
• dealing (for)
• negotiating (about)
• springing (for)
• bargaining (with)
• exchanging (for)
• trading (for)
• bidding
• haggling (for)
• dickering (over)
• rebuying
• bartering (for)
• paltering (with)
• chaffering (with)
• horse-trading (with)
• repurchasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• selling
• dealing (in)
• marketing
• merchandising
• vending
• retailing

2

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• getting
• seizing
• capturing
• landing
• snagging
• nabbing
• trapping
• grappling
• hooking
• nailing
• bagging
• rapping
• snaring
• corralling
• netting
• collaring
• nobbling
• snapping (up)
• taking hold (of)
• clutching
• glomming
• holding
• grasping
• arresting
• roping
• apprehending
• securing
• detaining
• lassoing
• clasping
• gloving
• gripping
• cornering
• baying
• kidnapping
• abducting
• meshing
• rending
• wresting
• haltering
• fastening (on)
• entrapping
• fisting
• latching (on or onto)
• ensnaring
• entangling
• enmeshing
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• releasing
• discharging
• freeing
• dropping
• liberating
• loosening
• unhanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of copping

While Pop Mart is most shoppers’ go-to for copping these doll toys, the latest and greatest in the Labubu universe is that Walmart now sells them, thanks to its partnership with online marketplace and clothing reseller StockX. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025