ROPES (IN) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

ropes (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rope (in)

as in leads on

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Canada leads on stability and institutional quality, but has historically trailed peers on labor productivity, business scaling and domestic market size.

— Control Risks, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Egypt leads on the scoreboard, however, and is 45 minutes away from its first win ever at the World Cup.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of leads on

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The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuades

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While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The series follows Mónica, a newly qualified lawyer who learns to defraud clients, manipulates her family to secure an inheritance, then betrays her mentor.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of betrays

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But when one of his subscribers (Mizuhara) lures him to Japan to sell the rare jeans, he gets tangled in a love triangle and runs afoul of the yakuza.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
The show lures corporate sponsors to the marketing mecca, where brands hope to convert experience seekers into true believers, eventually disciples.

— Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of lures

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On his final voyage, Gulliver meets the Houyhnhnms, a race of supremely intelligent horses that follow the wisdom of reason and tradition rather than the speculation of science and technology that seduces the Laputans.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Andie, as research for an article about modern dating, seduces Benjamin and then transforms herself into the girlfriend from hell.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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