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

Many of the rooms come with vintage tape decks and homemade mixed tapes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 Blu-rays, DVD box sets, VHS tapes, and other independent copies of old media increasingly express that same instinct. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 As investigators review the snuff tapes, the fiend’s identity comes into focus. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Many Millennials like me parked ourselves in front of the TV to watch tapes of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty, and the Disney Renaissance films of our own time. — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 5 July 2026 The year 1976 saw the founding of Apple and the introduction of VHS tapes, but the national audience was still very much a reality. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 By the time the two relented, the album’s master tapes had been lost. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 Both heat alerts could be extended, depending on how the rest of the week tapes shape, according to the CBS News Chicago First Alert Weather team. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Audience understanding of the uniqueness of the EW&F multi-genre musical mosaic would have been enhanced by a few clinical breakdowns of studio multitrack tapes revealing the sonic and musicological complexities involved. — Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 26 June 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

Noun

Throughout the World Cup, videos have emerged on Instagram and TikTok of StubHub customers describing their nightmare experiences with the ticket-selling platform.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The videos have brought overwhelming success, leading the mother-daughter duo to write a New York Times-bestselling and James Beard award-winning cookbook called Umma.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026