vamps 1 of 2

noun

plural of vamp
1
as in charmers

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as in coquettes

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vamps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of vamp
as in ribs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamps
  1. charmers
  2. flirts
  3. kids
  4. sirens
  5. teases
  6. seductresses
Noun
  • Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of charmers
Noun
  • The hole’s narrow fairway flirts with disaster on both sides – water and super high rough.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
  • One flirts and drinks and dallies and dances; the other is part child, part monk, his mantel packed with icons and crucifixes, his inner landscape a kind of mental Sagrada Família — a weird and extraordinary edifice constructed around the rigors and promises of Christianity.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of flirts
Verb
  • Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 22 June 2026
  • For children ages four and up, there’s the Adventure Zone kids club with indoor slides and arts and crafts, while fish feeding and guided nature walks happen at the Eco Centre.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • In its Facebook post, CHP said legitimate law enforcement vehicles are equipped with emergency lights and sirens.
    — Velvet Wu July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Bahrain authorities reported that sirens were sounded and urged citizens to head to safe places.
    — NPR Staff, NPR, 14 July 2026
Definition of sirens
Verb
  • As the family prepares to move forward without its patriarch, the preview teases uncertainty surrounding the future of the McBee businesses.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • At times, the Swiss filmmaker teases the possibility that the conventional narrative shown thus far might break into a bold, daring twist.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of teases
Noun
  • Once again, a defense lawyer attempted to paint the women as lying, scheming seductresses.
    — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Definition of seductresses
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“Vamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamps. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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