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

Darrow, slightly stooped but still ferocious at sixty-eight, faced him in shirtsleeves and suspenders. —

Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 Then came a pelican stooping to scoop up fish on the sign of a fish and chip shop in Walthamstow, east London. —

Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024

Noun

Meanwhile, on Oakland Terrace in Hartford, Donaldson sat last week on her front stoop. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024 Rhymefest has gone from rapping on Chicago stoops in his youth alongside Kanye West to now stumping those same stoops for votes. —

Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stoop

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