STUNTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

stunts 1 of 2

noun

plural of stunt

as in feats

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness performs mental stunts, such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them

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stunts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stunt

as in blocks

to hold back the normal growth of unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree

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Recent Examples of stunts

Noun

The cars — a blue Infiniti and a purple Infiniti — were captured on video participating in the meetup, which involved roughly 100 cars drag racing, doing donuts and other stunts near a ring of fire set with accelerant at the intersection of Eliot Ave. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 Organizers say fans can expect big-air jumps, jaw-dropping stunts, speed, skill and the kind of unpredictable excitement that has made Monster Jam a worldwide favorite. —

Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 The effect — some feel — is less attention on the Pentagon’s wartime efforts, and more on supporting political stunts, according to the source, who is not authorized to speak to the media and requested anonymity. —

Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Disney doesn’t do as many of the stunts that some of the other studios do, but instead lets the footage speak for itself. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 With no pressing need for FX, sets, name actors or stunts, just about anyone could make a marketable knockoff. —

Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026 In order to gain Bateman's trust, Christine Marie and Katas agreed to film Bateman performing bizarre stunts like running through mountain terrain and riding a dirt bike. —

Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Zumstein observed that improvements in technology have led to changes in the risk level of stunts. —

Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Considering the rapid rise of AI in today's world, this resonates with audiences — and also leads to some of the most death-defying stunts in the franchise's history. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

DiBlasi said that using AI in social interactions stunts emotional growth and can perpetuate feelings of loneliness and isolation. —

Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026 That includes what stunts them and what kills them. —

Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 Many leaders struggle to separate their emotions from their decisions, which is dangerous and stunts their growth. —

David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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Noun

However, curating a guide like this is even more rare than both of those tremendous feats.

— Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Five times in 33 seasons resulted in a ring, and more than half of the feats involved Michael Jordan.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026