STUNTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

stunts 1 of 2

noun

plural of stunt

as in feats

an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness performs mental stunts, such as pronouncing words backwards as soon as you say them

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verb

present tense third-person singular of stunt

as in blocks

to hold back the normal growth of unfortunately, an unusually dry summer seems to have permanently stunted the tree

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Noun

Against the Texans last week, Putnam showed the awareness in pass protection to identify and handle stunts on the interior. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Proctor still has to learn to recognize blitzes and stunts, and Johnson still has lots to clean up technique-wise on his coverage. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Zeek Biggers has had a solid camp as a five-technique defensive end, and has the potential to pair well with Zach Sieler, who needs someone athletic and savvy enough to execute twists and stunts with. — Omar Kelly august 23, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 With stunning locations, death-defying stunts, and a twisty espionage plot, the film was a huge inspiration for early James Bond movies (From Russia With Love notably pays homage to Hitchcock’s movie with its incredible helicopter chase sequence). — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 But the attention on Cunningham’s comments, the contrived outrage over a fictional trans athlete draft and dumb stunts by former NBA players may have helped drive more folks toward watching the league’s games. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Unitree, like many Chinese robotics companies, has relied on eye-catching stunts to improve its image. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 And as Gurman notes, the service also has frequently served up stunts like Hanks-giving, a bounty of Tom Hanks movies that stream around Thanksgiving. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 Two other teens were cited for careless driving and performing risky stunts in a retail parking lot. — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The back’s minimal presence in the pass game also stunts his upside. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The distinct work and life separation shown in ‘Severance’ stunts the development of both sides of the characters. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 DiBlasi said that using AI in social interactions stunts emotional growth and can perpetuate feelings of loneliness and isolation. — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026 That includes what stunts them and what kills them. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 Many leaders struggle to separate their emotions from their decisions, which is dangerous and stunts their growth. — David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunts

Noun

Why would Chinese companies invest so much money and time into creating robots that perform such athletic feats (and crash and burn afterwards)?

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of feats

Verb

The effect essentially gives Roman a parking spot in space, enabling engineers on Earth to remain in constant contact with the telescope, while making sure Earth never blocks its view of the cosmos.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026
If the teams refuse to enroll the players who benefit from the TRO, those players could petition Hoffman to clarify that his order also blocks the SEC from punishing schools.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of blocks

Verb

When your fat cells are adequately stocked with fat, leptin levels are high, and your brain suppresses appetite.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Warming suppresses upwelling — which normally allows colder, deeper and nutrient-rich ocean water to rise closer to the surface.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppresses

Verb

That dwarfs United, which is scheduled for just over 8,400 and Delta which has nearly 5,200 flights on the schedule to those regions.

— Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Today, the number of Americans who contract diseases from tick bites dwarfs the number falling ill from mosquito bites.

— Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of dwarfs

Verb

Once the journey time increases, the value proposition diminishes and the project is less likely to succeed.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every dollar added to the deficit, private investment loses 33 cents, which diminishes economic growth and wages over time.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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