LOOPS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

loops 1 of 2

noun

plural of loop

as in hoops

a circular strip cut the paper into narrow strips, and then paste those into loops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of loop

as in spirals

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straightens

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Recent Examples of loops

Noun

Johnson frequently uses his saxophone to control a sampler or drum machine, triggering changes in loops and effects, but the technology is ultimately subordinate to physical expression. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026 Often rapping over drumless loops, Elsesser took inspiration from Yasiin Bey and the late Ka, the Brownsville MC and producer who spent his days as an FDNY captain and nights as a pillar of hip-hop’s avant-garde. — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Four unique climbing routes offer different experiences when climbing the Palisades slope, ranging from small loops of half the mountain to full summits to the top of the 1,200-foot peak. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 From Earth, that rhythm makes Venus appear to trace five great loops across the sky in the same span. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026 In the 1-out-of-n case, for example, solutions can be described as loops drawn on the edges of an n-dimensional cube that pass through every corner. — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026 The ads were printed on large vinyl sheets, and Alterman and Ross were hanging them with low-tech loops of duct tape. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Yet The Guest author has finally found a character who rewards her impulse to write in loops. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Dense, cold lead sinks while hot lead rises, setting up natural convection loops that carry decay heat away to external heat sinks without electrical pumps or emergency generators. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loops

Noun

The court had also been used for basketball, with the hoops still up behind the baseline.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
If the injunction is granted, Council would be eligible to play another season of college hoops while the lawsuit was addressed.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoops

Verb

Together, the pair launch an underground fight club that quickly spirals out of control.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
The mothership series ended tragically for the show’s central character, Damson Idris’ Franklin Saint, who spirals into alcoholism after Teddy McDonald, played by Carter Hudson, is killed by Franklin’s mother (Cissy Saint).

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 June 2026

Definition of spirals

Noun

Rowland, as politically astute as any recording artist living in the United Kingdom, went on to form new bands, release solo music and drop albums as Dexys.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Clancy was accused of killing her three children – 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan – with exercise bands at their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in 2023.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bands

Noun

The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Carolina Bucci At her namesake shop on the Lungarno, fourth-generation jeweler Carolina Bucci sells necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets that feel classic yet contemporary simultaneously.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rings

Verb

Our nearest planetary neighbor circles the sun in an almost perfect path, completing 13 orbits in 8 Earth years.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The job search can be a draining process, especially when applications go unanswered, AI hysteria circles the internet, and interviews end with little to no feedback.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of circles

Noun

Warmest overnight lows are expected in the Sierra foothills thermal belts.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
While Guccio Gucci founded the brand back in 1921, the horsebit motif didn’t start cropping up until 1940, seen primarily on luggage, belts and early handbags.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026

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