Synonyms of tapes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• videotapes
• videos
• tape recordings
• DVDs
• vids
• videocassettes
• laser discs
• videodiscs

tapes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tape

as in wires

Related Words

• wires
• ropes
• bandages
• cords
• chains
• enchains
• loops
• shackles
• lashes
• circles
• swathes
• enswathes
• winds
• enwreathes
• wraps
• trusses
• wreathes
• ties up
• bands
• belts
• girts
• girdles
• engirdles
• engirds
• girths
• enwinds
• girds
• begirds

Dissimilar Words

• unwraps
• unwinds
• unties
• ungirds
• unshackles
• unbinds
• unlashes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapes

Noun

About immediately after getting over the surprise, Veach went into overdrive by watching countless tapes of Jackson. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

When Guilfoyle started working for Court TV in New York, Newsom would review tapes of her broadcasts, critiquing her facial expressions. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Growers commonly use sticky traps, often tapes or red spheres that resemble ripening apples, along with chemical or food-based lures, to attract adult flies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Founded in Tokyo in 1934, YKK produces zippers, plastic hardware, hook-and-loop fasteners, webbing tapes, snaps and buttons, with operations in approximately 70 countries and regions. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Those tapes came from the experiments of Victor Hugo Benioff, a seismologist who helped bring both seismological and musical instruments into the electronic age. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2026

Conventional tapes usually combine several chemically different materials, including a plastic backing, adhesive, and various additives. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

When playwright Marco Ramirez was growing up in Hialeah, music from Cuba’s great orchestras could be heard through his grandfather’s small Sony boombox on cassette tapes at family gatherings, from Nochebuena celebrations to weddings. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Is Deshaun Watson familiar with the concept of self-help tapes? — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026