Synonyms of laps

laps 1 of 3

noun

plural of lap

as in legs

a portion of a trip

we were on the last lap of the journey, eagerly heading for home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• legs
• stages
• stopovers
• layovers

laps

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lap

1

as in washes

to flow along or against

the waves gently lapped the sandy shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• washes
• splashes
• bathes
• lips
• laves
• ripples
• bubbles
• gurgles
• sloshes
• plashes

2

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the creek lapped along through the ravine before collecting in the pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• washes
• bubbles
• drips
• ripples
• trickles
• dribbles
• gurgles
• swirls
• plashes
• guggles
• rushes
• eddies
• drops
• squirts
• jets
• spurts
• swishes
• purls
• swooshes
• gushes
• swashes
• spouts
• spews
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• rolls
• pours

3

as in ripples

to move with a splashing motion

a stiff breeze that was causing the lake waters to lap against the hull with some force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• ripples
• bubbles
• sloshes
• plashes
• gurgles
• swashes
• babbles

laps

3 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of lap

1

as in overlaps

to lie over parts of one another

the armadillo's plates lap tightly so as to form a protective shield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overlaps
• overlays
• overlies
• shingles
• overspreads

2

as in wraps

to surround or cover closely

this recording of the symphony is sure to lap listeners in stereophonic bliss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wraps
• shrouds
• envelops
• encloses
• encases
• drapes
• encompasses
• mantles
• muffles
• embosoms
• involves
• cocoons
• embowers
• bowers
• enfolds
• swathes
• veils
• enswathes
• bosoms
• encircles
• circles
• embraces
• circumfuses
• enwraps
• enshrouds
• embeds
• blankets
• curtains
• cloaks
• invests
• swaddles
• overlays
• disguises
• masks
• camouflages
• overspreads
• enwinds
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• bares
• denudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laps

Noun

The Rams already were the odds-on Super Bowl favorite before bringing back Donald, so upon hearing that he was scratched, the 49ers surely won’t be doing any victory laps in the ensuing 52 hours before kickoff. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Bell passed Kyle Larson with 11 laps remaining Sunday and drove away from JGR teammate Ty Gibbs, who finished second. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson with 18 laps left at Darlington Raceway and held on to win the Chase-opening race and break a winless stretch of 33 races dating to Bristol last September. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

And when wealth falls into their laps, these billionaire heirs are expected to shake things up. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

This gets Gemma’s attention, and the confrontation that follows results in the whole team running laps. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

From 2007 through 2024, a similar shriek, from another eagle, could pull the attention of 20,000 men, women and children from the hot dogs in their laps and the game programs in their hands to the skies above. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Roman, named after the woman at NASA who championed the Hubble telescope, will run explorational laps around the 36-year-old observatory. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

The drivers completed 147 laps around the track to get to 250 miles total driven. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

The 250-mile race, or 147 laps around the track, is expected to take about 3 hours to finish and will be broadcast live on Fox. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

The race will consist of 147 laps around a course at the east end of the National Mall. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Today, just a shallow pool laps around the base of the 336 marble columns that support the structure. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026

Two laps later, Verstappen made a late move under braking, diving past the Ferrari at Turn 1. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026

To focus on your upper body, use a pull buoy between your legs while swimming laps. — Patricia Neligan, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Adult cats that haven’t nursed in over a decade will still knead blankets, laps and each other, with no milk anywhere in the picture. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Trump’s announcement took some off guard and upended the housing victory laps lawmakers had planned. — Cq Roll Call, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026

Wolhers and her daughter were among the 65 people walking laps around the one-third-mile path Saturday at Hinkston Park in the park district’s annual Go Waukegan walk series designed for the purpose that Rachel Wolhers sought. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026