STOOP Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈstüp

as in to disgrace

to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity the debate would be more enlightening if both sides didn't stoop to name-calling

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stoop

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noun

as in porch

a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys

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Verb

High-torque joints in the waist enable deep squatting and stooping, supporting operations that require strength and flexibility. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025 Tim stooped down and put his hand on the little buck’s horns. —

William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025

Noun

Just off the back of the house toward the main bedroom, a stoop steps down to your very own courtyard. —

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026 Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job. —

Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stoop

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King may be familiar to followers of Massachusetts State Police scandals as his state case came up in the fallout to the revelations regarding disgraced ex-Trooper Michael Proctor.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
And here was someone who was being completely humiliated, publicly humiliated, degraded, disgraced, handed a punishment that no member of the family has had — to have all their titles taken away, to be effectively un-royal, de-royaled.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026