BOOTS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

boots 1 of 2

noun

Definition of boots

plural of boot

as in kicks

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings the fans got a real boot out the team's lopsided victory over its longtime rivals

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verb

present tense third-person singular of boot

as in fumbles

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question

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Recent Examples of boots

Noun

Taller hiking boots can reach well past $100, so these Columbia Strata boots are a serious deal at just $78. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 After nine months at sea, the sailors and Marines of the USS Abraham Lincoln are trading their cargo pants and boots for shorts and flip-flops. — Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 And Teyana Taylor dressed up for a pre-Oscars party in a red slash back sweater dress and exaggerated bow belt with the label’s bonbon gloves and thigh-high Shark Pinch boots in black leather. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Choose from a big assortment of women's boots, slip-ons, sneakers and more. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The following boots will seamlessly integrate into your fall capsule wardrobe and are worth investing in. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2026 Tubi has put its boots on for a first UK original made with creators. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 Sweeney tucked her dark-wash overalls into a pair of combat boots, rounding out her look with aviator sunnies and a nearly $4,000 Miu Miu Aventure handbag. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 My uniform was fishnets with Ugg boots that went up to my knees, shorts and two layered tank tops or a collared shirt with a tank top underneath and the collar open. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

Olise always takes it and boots the ball straight out of play. — Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Dominic Zvada boots a 31-yard field goal to give the Wolverines the lead. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boots

Noun

The system allows robots to execute complex maneuvers, including cartwheels, spin kicks, sports movements, and acrobatics, without requiring separate training for each task.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Sanders was even worse, converting only 2-of-5 kicks, missing from 38, 43 and 54 yards.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of kicks

Noun

Cynically or not, Chin and Vasarhelyi understand that these primal thrills are enough to distract us from the frustrating and sorrowful truth at the center of the story.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Admire the changing season on a scenic train ride, hay ride, horseback ride, or paddle, or add thrills aboard a mountain coaster or via railbike or zip line.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrills

Verb

The Las Vegas spectacle, which opened to the public in August 2025, already blows audiences around with tornado-force wind, shakes them with haptic seats, sends giant winged monkeys flying overhead and drops hundreds of foam apples from the ceiling.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
By the time Frey and Felder nearly came to blows backstage in the summer of 1980, however, those threads were too frayed to hold.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of blows

Verb

And that’s a bit of a problem, because nothing ruins the allure of the new and novel quite like ubiquity.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Actual Roman ruins As for those interested in seeing legitimate sites, Arya recommends Verona for an amphitheater, or Aquileia, two and a half hours northeast on Veneto’s border with Friuli.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026