LOOPS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

loops 1 of 2

noun

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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

In Akira Ikezoe’s paintings, on view in the Whitney Biennial, artistic, social, ecological, and energy systems enmesh in circular loops that appear schematic, like a Fordist assembly line. —

Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 From the back, the shoe’s slim ankle strap loops through a keeper and fastens with matching gold-tone hardware, while the glossy black footbed keeps the sandal in one continuous finish from the square toe to the heel. —

Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 May 2026 Instead of asking testers to manually repeat the same flows every sprint, the team can set up AI agents to run through core gameplay loops, check onboarding, identify broken states, flag crashes and summarize issues for the producer. —

Aleksejs Misarins, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Around the same time, Möbius began introducing some of the field’s key ideas, such as how to classify shapes with varying numbers of holes by looking at how loops can be drawn on them. —

Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026 Science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa has looked deep into the research and discovered the hidden brain mechanisms that get us into these loops. —

Harvard Business Review, 19 May 2026 The soft material complements a base that also evokes folds and ribbon-like loops in clay. —

Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026 So why did Harry feel the need to climax the song by racing three extra loops around the entire floor? —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026 He can’t be named here without risking his loops at the club, but trust that his local knowledge includes which Delaware County bartenders reliably tally a light check and how to navigate every inch of Aronimink. —

Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loops

Noun

These hoops are flexible, arched supports that stake into the ground; the cloth is draped over the hoops as needed to shield plants from the hot sun.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
The two Jayhawks newcomers, who were interviewed by reporter Krysten Peek on Wednesday at training camp, will have to settle for just a week of hoops together.

— Gary Bedore May 29, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026