STRAP Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of strap

as in belt

a narrow and usually flat piece of a material that is used for fastening, holding together, or wrapping something She had the nervous habit of fiddling with the strap of her watch.

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verb

as in to rope

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Recent Examples of strap

Noun

Blair freed her leg from the stretcher straps and kicked the officer in the head and chest, according to a criminal complaint. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026 Officers were also able to lift a fingerprint from the strap of her purse. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

Invisible hands strap her legs onto the stirrups, an iron fist plunging her through a tunneling, gravity‑bending, black underground. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 Princess Kate later revealed that William had spent time practicing for that precise moment by strapping a doll inside the car seat. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for strap

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strap

Noun

Goodwill’s petite styling guidance recommends using belts to give oversized clothing more shape.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The 29-year-old out of Northern Colorado has 97 NFL games under his belt, spread over three seasons in Denver and another three in Las Vegas.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of belt

Verb

Our job is not to use any melodrama or sentimentality to manipulate or rope the audience into the situation.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Local authorities would rope together timber logs for a makeshift bridge, but in the rainy season, the logs would grow slippery and floods would wash them away.

— Fatma Tanis, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

But a rekindling of the past and a rediscovered cassette tape may provide a pathway to a new beginning.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Over time, his methods became more sophisticated, and Jacobs would set up microphones next to the venue’s soundboard or plug directly into it to record on cassettes, and later digital audio tapes and memory cards.

— Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tape

Verb

Settings and controls Many electric or corded heating pads come with some type of temperature control, either through a remote or on the pad.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Electric snow blowers are corded and good for clearing light to moderate snow off patios, porches, walkways, and small-to-medium-size driveways.

— Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of cord

Verb

Consider a developer asking a coding agent to wire up an API, or a buyer asking a chatbot for vendor comparisons, or a customer pinging a support bot about why a payment failed.

— Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Carr and Konkoly would wire everyone up with EEG, perform their lucid-dreaming protocol, and let people drift off.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wire

Verb

In this economy, the value of luxury assets like art, watches and fine jewelry is tied to their ability to signal that their owners can afford what others cannot.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Mandarin Oriental, Singapore is running a Creator Pitch Challenge tied to its 40th anniversary, while Bloomr.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tie

Verb

The Lorenzo can be worn two ways, with or without a fine leather strap threaded through the gold Eye of the Needle, which can be buckled across the foot to create a leg-lengthening effect.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Featuring so many characters and elements from the games that non-aficionados are left desperately attempting to keep up, Street Fighter tries to thread the needle between fan service and welcoming the uninitiated.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

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