SOP Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈsäp

as in bribe

something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision as a sop to the teachers' union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement

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verb

as in to soak

to wet thoroughly with liquid sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously

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as in to wet

to make wet my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out

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as in to dip

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet

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Recent Examples of sop

Noun

Schwartzman, though, is comic gold as an inappropriate inlaw while Sessa brightens things up as a broken-hearted sop who insinuates himself with all the elan of a Lab puppy into the neighbor’s next door household. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 This being a French toy store, Arthaud does offer the occasional sop to adults. —

Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025

Verb

After a sopping start to the new year, Southern California’s persistent drizzle is expected to wrap up by late Tuesday, ushering in a period of dry conditions, warmer temperatures and even some Santa Ana winds by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026 Marcus was drying off while still in the pool, leaving his towel sopping wet. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sop

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Netanyahu is charged with breach of trust, fraud and accepting bribes in three separate cases accusing him of exchanging favors with wealthy associates.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The casual acknowledgement of brushing off offers of bribes alarmed some Republican activists, who will endorse a candidate for governor at their state convention on May 16.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026