Synonyms for scoop

Most common

max · soap · poop · bucket · ladle · lowdown · scooper · scoopful

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.

   He listened carefully, in hopes of getting the scoop on the debate.

2. n. 2

   Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

   She kept a scoop in the dog food.

3. v. 1

   To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

   He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.

4. v. 2

   To make hollow; to dig out.

   I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers.

Related words

Word family

scoopful scooper

Phrases

disher scoop ice cream scoop poop scoop snow scoop scoop up parisienne scoop scoop neck scoop neckline

Forms

Plural

scoops → goops, soaps, maxes, poops…

Past participle

scooped
e.g. scooped → bested, out-flanked, out-done, trumped…

Example sentences

• max Hello everyone. My name is Max. I love them a lot.
• soap Didn't you find a piece of white soap on my table?
• poop Sami used "poop" which is another word for "shit."
• bucket I have to peel a whole bucket of apples for a jam.
• ladle In the hut, there is a ladle with a long handle.
• lowdown We'll give her the lowdown after lunch.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

max¹, dig¹

4 letters

best¹, soap¹, dope¹, poop¹, goop¹

5 letters

trump¹, ladle²

6 letters

pocket², bucket², hollow², cavity³

7 letters

lowdown², scooper²

8 letters

excavate³, scoopful, outscoop

9 letters

exclusive³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ladle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

exclusivité

Italiano

esclusività