COPS Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of cop

as in policemen

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a cop stopped her for speeding

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cop, slang

as in buys

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for I copped a great outfit for only $50

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as in grabs

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front

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Recent Examples of cops

Noun

No arrest has been made as cops are hoping someone recognizes the suspect from the surveillance photos. —

Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior. —

Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 She is thrown into isolation before getting the opportunity to once again assimilate, Marc is a genuine taskmaster, but a dedicated defender publicly and to the cops about the legitimacy of his operation and its residents. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Outside night clubs on Connecticut Avenue, girls hung out of the sunroofs of idling cars, cheering on the cops. —

Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 As the number of people in the database grew, DNA technology has advanced, protesters said, giving cops access to more kinds of biological identifiers. —

Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026 Bass has been aligned with the union on a number of issues, supporting the hiring of more cops, signing off on higher police salaries and vetoing a ballot proposal to let Police Chief Jim McDonnell fire officers. —

Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cops

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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
To be honest, this risk goes also to nurses, policemen, teachers, doctors, public servants.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026