HOOPLIKE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

hooplike

adjective

Definition of hooplike

as in circular

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Dissimilar Words

nonspherical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooplike

Adjective

On a circular track, place a group of runners, all of whom run at unique, constant speeds.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
The secret to this quiet performance is a bottom-up airflow design that draws cool ambient air through an intake ring at the edge of the circular base and then up through the heat-generating hardware.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of circular

Adjective

In July, the multihyphenate — who launched her hair care line, Grow-Good Beauty, in March — took her hair to new heights, crafting a spherical updo, courtesy of Stylez, at the Robert Wun fall 2027 couture show in Paris.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Another quirk of the process is that because neither Earth nor any other solar system object is perfectly spherical, projection systems can't seamlessly translate between worlds.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of spherical

Adjective

He eventually was diagnosed with an annular tear and given two possible recovery timelines.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Another type of solar eclipse, known as an annular solar eclipse, occurs when all three celestial bodies align when the moon is at or near its farthest point from Earth.

— Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of annular

Adjective

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The pieces are abstract but appear to show featureless human figures sitting atop globular, cloud-like shapes that float in the air.

— Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Definition of globular

Adjective

The main difference between my form of lupus and other variations of the disease is that discoid lupus is cutaneous, or limited to the skin.

— Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 5 Nov. 2025
The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.

— Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022

Definition of discoid

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