TAPES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

tapes 1 of 2

noun

plural of tape

as in videotapes

a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV the rival campaign leaked a tape of the senator angrily reprimanding a little boy for stepping on his foot

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tape

as in wires

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Recent Examples of tapes

Noun

His three-day sentencing hearing featured emotional victim impact statements, tapes of his confessions to police and insights into his twisted desire for infamy and obsession with school shooters. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The wells family attorney, Ben Crump, told reporters on Thursday that his team has the audio tapes from the call and plans to retain consultants and audio experts to analyze them. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 July 2026 The project began percolating after the band learned in January that a cache of 16-track, two-inch master tapes from those sessions had unexpectedly surfaced for sale on the online marketplace OfferUp in Orange County, Ca. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 July 2026 Biden's classified docs narrative crumbles amid release of ghostwriter tapes. — FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Former President Joe Biden on Friday dropped his lawsuit attempting to bar the release of his memoir tapes to the public, after an appeals court ruled in favor of releasing them. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 While other kids his age were doling out loot bags stuffed with Bazooka bubble gum and slap bracelets, Lovett was recording his favorite music on cassette tapes as party favors. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026 Surviving decades in storage or boxed up through several moves can leave physical media like video tapes dirty or even damaged. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 25 July 2026 Picture multiple platforms each listing a tokenized equity tracking the same stock with different settling conditions, entitlements and reporting tapes. — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapes

Noun

Its frame story involves a crime-busting couple who, while searching for a missing coed, must view a variety of videotapes.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Not long after the revolution, bootleg audio and videotapes began circulating in Tehran.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Definition of videotapes

Verb

To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.

— Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of chains

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The Blu-Ray edition will include the new remix in hi-res 96kHz/24-bit audio as well as the new Dolby Atmos mix, plus four videos.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 July 2026
The lawsuit claims the store manager took videos of the assaults and ordered employees to participate in the assaults and record their own videos.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026