NECKS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of neck

as in noses

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Recent Examples of necks

Noun

Residents in the San Gabriel Valley are contending with a dramatic surge in black flies, a painful little pest known for biting around the eyes and necks of people and pets. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 Both suffered injuries to their necks, police said. —

Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 Under a mid-morning sun, huddled beneath tents and silver tarps, doctors and nurses handed patients at a homeless outreach clinic water bottles, hats, sunglasses and cooling towels to drape around their necks — all to stave off the worst effects of a premature triple-digit heat wave. —

Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2026 Multiple players had Venezuelan flags draped around their necks. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 Logan Webb and Garrett Whitlock were also captured with their medals in their hands, rather than around their necks. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026 Other creative directors packed their show spaces, recalling a bygone frenzied atmosphere wheren attendees craned their necks and squeezed into standing room spaces not to get that perfect iPhone shot but because the ideas were so exhilerating. —

Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 Plaid blazers were strapped across models’ necks and slung across the body, providing an interesting new take on both tailoring and layering. —

Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 However, that has also led to most people only applying their products to their faces, instead of taking time to also apply products to their necks and chests as well. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for necks

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There are bodies made from scrap metal, bodies pierced with tentacles and affixed with screens for nipples and eyes, bodies broken down for parts, and walls lined with images of skin.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
While representing the southwest Salt Lake Valley and parts of deep-red Utah County in the former 4th district, he was considered the most conservative House Democrat during his single term by one analysis, before losing reelection to a Republican.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026