REPEATERS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

repeaters

noun

plural of repeater

as in offenders

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in carbines

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for repeaters

Noun

For traffickers and offenders who rely on quick escapes along our state’s busy roadways, LPRs strip away their advantage.

— Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The work paid off with stacks of citations across the Sacramento area, officials said, and steep costs for offenders — including a fine of $100,000 or more for one Del Paso Heights home’s pyrotechnic display.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of offenders

Noun

An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.

— Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
An exceptionally broad transmission lineup consists of the manual, six- and seven-speed dual-clutch automatics, an eight-speed automatic and a continuously variable automatic.

— Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025

Definition of automatics

Noun

Supporters will argue that criminals should not be able to hide behind wallets.

— Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
And just like Alito, some members of my family have forgotten our history and support Trump or favor some of his immigration policies, dismissing new arrivals as criminals or lazy.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of criminals

Noun

Within the Moreton Bay area, a penal settlement for colonial recidivists was founded at Brisbane, followed by other penal establishments at Ipswich and on Stradbroke Island.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Gerald Ford, who was President during the peak of the arson wave, publicly mentioned the Bronx just once, to go by the American Presidency Project, and that was to commend Merola’s office for locking up recidivists.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

Definition of recidivists

Noun

Then control runs downhill to individual school districts, filtering through local school boards and even principals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Donaldson and her research team worked with data from surveys administered to principals from across the country, as well as qualitative interviews with principals from Connecticut, Washington, and Tennessee.

— Mac Murray, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Definition of principals

Noun

Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of lawbreakers

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

repeater

repeaters

repeating

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Repeaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repeaters. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of repeaters

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

obdurate

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes