Synonyms of rope

rope 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈrōp 

1

as in wire

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things

used a rope to tie the boat to the dock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wire
• cable
• cord
• string
• lace
• line
• lacing
• guy
• lanyard
• halyard
• stay
• whipcord
• bungee cord

2

as in mechanics

ropes plural the characteristic peculiarities and technicalities of something

needs a mentor who will show her the ropes of running a catering business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mechanics
• workings
• details
• ins and outs
• minutiae
• particulars
• incidentals
• brass tacks
• quirks
• nuts and bolts
• oddities

3

as in brass tacks

ropes plural the specific practical details of something

still learning the ropes of her new job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brass tacks
• nuts and bolts
• specifics
• quirks
• technicalities
• nitty-gritty
• ins and outs
• minutiae
• particulars
• ramifications
• incidentals
• peculiarities
• oddities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• big picture

rope

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verb (1)

as in to cord

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cord
• wire
• strap
• tie
• thread
• bind
• cinch
• girt
• tether
• band
• knot
• truss
• lash
• gird
• leash
• coil
• tangle
• wind
• intertwine
• entangle
• snarl
• lace
• interweave
• interlace
• twist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• untie
• unbind
• unfasten
• undo
• unloose
• unlace
• unstrap
• unleash
• unravel
• untangle
• disentangle
• unstring
• untwist
• unloosen
• unwind
• unthread
• uncoil
• unsnarl
• unlash
• untether
• untwine
• unspool

ropes

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noun (2)

plural of rope

1

as in workings

the characteristic peculiarities and technicalities of something

needs a mentor who will show her the ropes of running a catering business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mechanics
• workings
• ins and outs
• details
• minutiae
• incidentals
• particulars
• quirks
• brass tacks
• nuts and bolts
• oddities

2

as in specifics

the specific practical details of something

still learning the ropes of her new job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brass tacks
• specifics
• nuts and bolts
• technicalities
• quirks
• nitty-gritty
• ins and outs
• minutiae
• particulars
• incidentals
• ramifications
• peculiarities
• oddities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• big picture

ropes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of rope

as in wires

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wires
• straps
• cords
• ties
• threads
• cinches
• binds
• trusses
• tethers
• bands
• knots
• girds
• leashes
• girts
• coils
• lashes
• tangles
• snarls
• laces
• intertwines
• winds
• interlaces
• entangles
• interweaves
• twists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unties
• unbinds
• unfastens
• unstraps
• undoes
• unlaces
• unstrings
• unleashes
• unlooses
• unloosens
• unravels
• untwists
• disentangles
• untangles
• unwinds
• uncoils
• unthreads
• unlashes
• untethers
• unspools
• untwines
• unsnarls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rope

Noun

Adventure centers, camps and corporate retreat facilities hire facilitators who operate high and low ropes courses, team-building programs and challenge activities. —Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025

That’s a misreading of Southern racial dynamics, where intimacy and domination were bound together like strands of rope. —Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

Verb

Shortly after, Healy roped Dacus into one of his Twitter rants. —Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025

Rojas, a former Marlins shortstop, tacked on again in the fourth, roping a double down the left-field line for the loudest of his three hits. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025