PIPS Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

pips 1 of 4

noun (1)

plural of pip

as in dots

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part a black horse with white pips

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pips

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noun (2)

plural of pip

as in beauties

something very good of its kind that new sports car is a real pip

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pips

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noun (3)

plural of pip, chiefly British

as in frustrations

the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip

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pips

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pip

as in chirps

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest

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Recent Examples of pips

Noun

Pips-in rubber, or inverted rubber, is smooth on the outer surface, and the pips instead touch the inside of the foam. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 My mother spitting cherry pips with me and my sister. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 First, the Blue = group requires 5 pips of the same number, and the only number that fits that bill is 2. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Verb

Very few top teams play with two up front, but one side at least pips them — with reigning champions Argentina usually deploying Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez as a duo. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026 This is basically the company’s quick battery swapping system, which pips the Stark Varg EX’s plug-only capability. — New Atlas, 21 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pips

Noun

Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Angelonia varieties such as Angelface are daring vertical beauties that adore sunshine.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of beauties

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But our frustrations and inconvenience pale in comparison to the sadness of those who knew the deceased or to the trauma the drivers involved experienced.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
One year before his triumph in the 2026 US Open, Clark missed the cut at the same tournament and took his frustrations out on the Oakmont Country Club locker room, causing enough damage that the famous club outside Pittsburgh banned him for life.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrations

Noun

The soup itself has an almost lemon curd-like acidity and sweetness, and it’s laced with flecks of fresh corn and tiny diced pieces of zucchini.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Amid his vast responsibilities running all the departments in the Giants’ front office, Zaidi still found the time to pore over MLB Draft League statistics and look for flecks of gold.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of flecks

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McGehean says this emphasis on working well together is the only way to achieve dreams.

— Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

Aside from support and alignment issues, dirty pillows can also cause the same kind of skin irritations that arise from pillowcases that have not been washed.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
The recall affects 15mL bottles of Clear Eyes' Maximum Itchy Eye Relief, which mitigates itchiness, redness and other eye irritations, according to the product description.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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