NECKS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

necks 1 of 2

noun

plural of neck

as in parts

a broad geographical area we're going to be in your neck of the woods in July, so maybe we can get together then

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as in straits

a narrow body of water between two land masses only a narrow neck of the South China Sea separates Taiwan from mainland China

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as in inches

a very small distance or degree for most of the race he trailed the leader by only a neck

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necks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of neck

as in noses

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Recent Examples of necks

Noun

The children were in the basement, unresponsive and with exercise bands around their necks. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Penguins often twist their long necks to peck at gashes and pull out their own stitches, Pino said. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Most of the attendees crammed along the fences, craning their necks and holding their phones aloft on their tiptoes. — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Wrap a rubber band around dispenser pump bottle necks to make toiletries last longer. — The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026 Diehl gravitates toward similar territory in her own styling, reaching most often for crewnecks, bateau necks, and open collars. — Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 In other words, personal bankruptcy can take the financial noose off debtors’ necks. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 First responders recounted the grisly scene at the family’s Duxbury home, where Cora, Dawson and Callan were found lying in the basement with exercise resistance bands around their necks. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Its other four necks expanded upward to call attention to a gallery wall. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for necks

Noun

The split also means immigrants in some parts of the country are getting bail hearings while those in other places, including Texas and Louisiana, face additional hurdles to seek release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Hank Greenberg entered the Army after winning his second MVP and lost three full years and parts of two others to war.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

The tunnel would be bored through bedrock 60 to 250 feet below the lakebed, running from the south side of the straits to the northern shore.

— Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Turkey, Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Indonesia all charge service fees for transiting various straits, Kaneva pointed out.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of straits

Noun

There is a 40% to 50% chance of at least 3 inches of rain in a 48-hour period ending Thursday morning, forecasters said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The Rams drove deep into the red zone, but after Puka Nacua was ruled down inches outside the goal line, the 49ers stuffed Stafford.

— Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inches

Noun

Yemeni government forces have launched airstrikes targeting Houthi reinforcements west of Taiz, several residents of Mokha said, and the Yemeni government military has urged civilians to avoid roads between Taiz and Mokha.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Now workers are crushing concrete and twisted metal into roads, shelter floors, and spaces for community kitchens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

Astaire’s dance steps are always directional, carrying him somewhere and toward something—the girl, the boat, the park bench.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The four plaintiffs argued that the city failed to take steps to prevent further lead from entering the water supply and gave residents false assurance that the water was safe.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026