Synonyms for noose

Most common

snare · loop · running knot · slip noose · springe

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

   Put someone's head in a noose

Related words

Phrases

slip noose

Forms

Plural

nooses → snares, gins, loops, traps…

Example sentences

• snare I have been living like a wolf trapped in a snare.
• loop I listened to that song on loop all day yesterday.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gin¹

4 letters

loop¹, trap¹, fang¹

5 letters

snare¹

7 letters

springe

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