laces

The word “laces” has 2 syllables: la-ces

It's pronounced as /ˈleɪsɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for laces?

In the thesaurus, “laces” has 206 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for laces along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for laces

  • adulterates
  • alternates
  • amalgamates
  • aromatizes
  • assails
  • assaults
  • assimilates
  • attacks
  • attenuates
  • bashes
  • bastes
  • bats
  • batters
  • beats
  • beats up on
  • befouls
  • belabors
  • belts
  • besets
  • birches
  • blackjacks
  • blends
  • bludgeons
  • boxes
  • braidings
  • braids
  • buffets
  • bungee cords
  • bungees
  • bungs up
  • busts
  • cables
  • canes
  • cheapens
  • chops
  • clobbers
  • clouts
  • clubs
  • combines
  • commingles
  • contaminates
  • cords
  • cornrows
  • corrupts
  • counterfeits
  • cowhides
  • cracks
  • cudgels
  • cuffs
  • curries
  • cuts
  • debases
  • defiles
  • degrades
  • dilutes
  • dirties
  • doctors
  • does
  • dreadlocks
  • drubs
  • embodies
  • enhances
  • enlaces
  • enriches
  • entwines
  • envenoms
  • extends
  • fakes
  • falsifies
  • fibs
  • flagellates
  • flavors
  • flogs
  • fouls
  • fudges
  • fuses
  • fustigates
  • gores
  • guys
  • halyards
  • hammers
  • hides
  • hits
  • horsewhips
  • implicates
  • incorporates
  • infects
  • inserts
  • integrates
  • interlaces
  • intermingles
  • intersperses
  • intertwines
  • intertwists
  • interweaves
  • inweaves
  • joins
  • juxtaposes
  • knocks
  • lacerates
  • lacings
  • lambastes
  • lambasts
  • lams
  • lanyards
  • lashes
  • lathers
  • lays on
  • leathers
  • licks
  • lines
  • links
  • loads
  • maims
  • mangles
  • manipulates
  • mauls
  • merges
  • mingles
  • misrepresents
  • mixes
  • moderates
  • mutilates
  • paddles
  • pastes
  • pelts
  • peppers
  • perfumes
  • pigtails
  • pistol-whips
  • plaits
  • plats
  • pleaches
  • plies
  • poisons
  • pollutes
  • pommels
  • pounds
  • pummels
  • punches
  • punches out
  • qualifies
  • queues
  • raids
  • rawhides
  • rickracks
  • ricracs
  • ropes
  • rushes
  • salts
  • sauces
  • savors
  • savours
  • scourges
  • seasons
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slates
  • slogs
  • smacks
  • smashes
  • socks
  • soils
  • sophisticates
  • spanks
  • spices
  • spikes
  • spoils
  • stays
  • storms
  • straps
  • strings
  • stripes
  • sullies
  • swats
  • swipes
  • switches
  • taints
  • tans
  • tempers
  • thins
  • thrashes
  • threads
  • threshes
  • thumps
  • thwacks
  • tromps
  • twists
  • wallops
  • waters down
  • weakens
  • weaves
  • whacks
  • whales
  • whams
  • whaps
  • whipcords
  • whips
  • whomps
  • whops
  • whups
  • wires
  • works over
  • wounds
  • wreathes
  • writhes

Antonyms for laces

  • augments
  • betters
  • clarifies
  • cleans
  • cleanses
  • compacts
  • concentrates
  • condenses
  • decontaminates
  • disentangles
  • distills
  • distils
  • enhances
  • enriches
  • fertilizes
  • filters
  • flushes
  • fortifies
  • improves
  • lards
  • leaches
  • pasteurizes
  • purges
  • purifies
  • reenforces
  • refines
  • reinforces
  • richens
  • strengthens
  • supplements
  • uncoils
  • untangles
  • untwines
  • unwinds

Meanings of laces

  • noun
    1. A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp.
    2. A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp.
    3. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
    4. Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.
  • verb
    1. To fasten (something) with laces.
    2. To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
    3. To interweave items.
    4. To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
    5. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
    6. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.

Example Sentences

  • The sneakers had colorful laces that added a playful touch to the outfit.
  • She skillfully tied the laces of her running shoes before hitting the trail.
  • The elegant dress was adorned with delicate silk laces.
  • His old boots were worn, but the leather laces were still intact.
  • The figure skater gracefully twirled, the movement accentuated by the flowing ribbons on her ice skates' laces.

On this page you'll find 240 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to laces, such as: adulterates, alternates, amalgamates, aromatizes, assails, assaults, assimilates.

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accessorizes

  • adorns
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  • gussies up
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  • jewels
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  • ornaments
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  • ribbons
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  • disagreements
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  • begirds
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  • binds
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  • bracelets
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  • cinches
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  • interlaces
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  • irons
  • jumbles
  • knots
  • laces
  • lashes
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  • leashes
  • ligatures
  • loops
  • lots
  • manacles
  • miscellanies
  • mixtures
  • musters
  • nets
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  • odds and ends
  • orchestras
  • orders
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  • outfits
  • packages
  • parcels
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  • pinstripes
  • platoons
  • posses
  • quartets
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  • restraints
  • restrictions
  • rings
  • ropes
  • rounds
  • runs
  • schools
  • sects
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  • shackles
  • shoulder straps
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  • tapes
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  • threads
  • ties
  • ties up
  • trammels
  • traps
  • trios
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