TAPES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

tapes 1 of 2

noun

plural of tape

as in videotapes

a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV the rival campaign leaked a tape of the senator angrily reprimanding a little boy for stepping on his foot

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tapes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tape

as in wires

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Recent Examples of tapes

Noun

Why does the Whisper Man leave tapes as clues about his crimes? — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 So much of it has degraded—tapes rotted to spooky fuzz, videos with shaggy images and too‑white faces. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 The design places an external metal jacket over the internal superconducting tapes. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 Our particular condo, though, had a 90s vibe — complete with an impressive collection of VHS tapes. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 In other words, after spinning her wheels for a year in Hollywood, living with bedbugs and helping other actors with their self-tapes, Cline had to fly back home to South Carolina to land the role that would make her career. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Columbia House became a household name in the 1980s and 1990s for offering monthly deliveries of records, tapes, CDs and later DVDs each month. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The company over time grew from offering records, to cassette tapes, then CDs, eventually adding videotapes, then DVDs and Blu-rays to its mail-order offerings. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Garfield remembers being fascinated by the rows of VHS tapes and the possibilities behind their covers. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapes

Noun

Armed with just two open-reel videotapes, Goodman lugged his hulking camera and tripod behind percussionist Juma Sultan and began to document Hendrix’s historic set just 15 feet away from the musician.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
The company over time grew from offering records, to cassette tapes, then CDs, eventually adding videotapes, then DVDs and Blu-rays to its mail-order offerings.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of videotapes

Noun

Students were found to be in violation of the policy and were ordered to record two-minute videos to reflect on the policy and their conduct.

— Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
In marketing videos, Conservice promises to increase landlords’ profits while also lowering utility costs.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026