LASSO Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of lasso

as in lariat

a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck

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verb

as in to rope

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Recent Examples of lasso

Noun

But deputies had a trick up their sleeve — a secret weapon that is part grappling gun, part lasso. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Her deep investment has put that 10-figure dream within range of her golden lasso. — Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026

Verb

Ashe is a rocket ship that can’t be reined in, and watching the restrained, comparably rational Coop try to lasso him is reliably entertaining. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026 By taking out the clear nods to commerce and branding, however, Tecovas hopes its short movie will lasso consumers with a vibe, not a value proposition. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lasso

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Noun

The 59 year old paired her forearm-length top with a pair of wide-legged blue jeans, a gold lariat necklace, and a pair of oversized round black-to-yellow gradient sunglasses.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Back in the ring, Okada and Takeshita went back-and-forth in an excellent sequence with a wheelbarrow back suplex from Takeshita, followed by a running dropkick from Takeshita and a fighting-spirit lariat from Okada.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Definition of lariat

Verb

Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Some of those startups started in the San Francisco Bay area, where AI dating apps are hosting parties, speed dating, coffee meet-ups and other in-person events to rope people into using their new service.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of rope

Verb

Meek, a 10-year-old Black girl, is grappling with her fears of nuclear Armageddon as more prosaic domestic concerns kick into high gear.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
In a society grappling with Darwinian evolution and the new discipline of psychology, some Westerners admired Buddhism’s long history of studying the mind’s activities.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026

Definition of grapple

Verb

Schieffelin, who played football last season because had used up his basketball eligibility, used his bulky frame to grab eight rebounds on an 11-point night.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Once the excitement had died down, the team gathered in a circle and a player went up to Haaland, grabbed the back of his neck and kissed his cheek.

— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Definition of grab

Verb

Don’t allow smoking near your garden, and wash your hands or glove them before tending tomatoes.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
If not for Kevin Orie’s failure to glove a Ricky Gutierrez grounder leading off the third, which was ruled a hit, Wood might have had a no-hitter to boot.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

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