LACES Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

laces 1 of 2

noun

plural of lace

as in wires

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things I had to replace the lace of my shoe because it kept breaking whenever I pulled the knot too tight

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as in braids

a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together there will be gold lace decorating both sleeves of the new uniform

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laces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lace

as in weaves

to cause to twine about one another the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth

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as in inserts

to scatter or set here and there among other things the decorator laced small mirrors among the knickknacks for added effect

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as in licks

to strike repeatedly laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails

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as in spices

to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored a savory dish laced with saffron and ginger

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as in loads

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances animal control fed the bear food laced with a sedative

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Recent Examples of laces

Noun

Best activities for kids entertainment while traveling Little ones will be busy for hours exploring this 8-page skill board that features buckles, buttons, an adjustable strap, laces, zippers, Velcro and more. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 In environments where movement matters, secure laces may contribute to greater ease and continuity throughout daily activities. —

Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 May 2026 These yellow faux-suede and mesh sneakers have the cutest retro look and come with a beaded charm on each shoe’s laces for an even trendier vibe. —

Natalie Labarbera, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 Plus, on a long travel day, not having to deal with laces feels like a small luxury. —

Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 While the indigo variant comes with white laces, black goes more uniform with laces in the same color. —

Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 Powell tore out one of her own shoes laces to use as a tourniquet to start an IV. —

ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 Their gorgeous beige-and-brown leopard-print pony skin upper is flanked by the brand’s signature star and a swerve in anthracite metallic leather — on dove-gray suede —set off with orange laces. —

Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 In the footage the woman bends, loops her fingers around the laces, once, twice, grass stains on her knees. —

Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

Verb

Still, twice a week, Isai laces up her sneakers and plays pickup at a local gym. —

Eden Laase, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Paige is little more than a dumb blonde stereotype, another underwritten female character in Sheridan’s growing oeuvre, but Chapman laces her babyish whining with surprising bite, while showing a knack for physical comedy. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026 Produced by Nyal, the track laces Duque’s suave vocals and Hamilton’s sugary tones on sensual and chill Afrobeats melody. —

Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026 For The Union-Tribune On most weekends of the year, Joe Mullins laces up his running shoes and races a 5K in San Diego. —

Eleanor Yang Su, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025 The skate laces Kirill Kaprizov untied following the Minnesota Wild’s morning skate on Friday were white. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laces

Noun

As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.

— C.C. Weiss May 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Even the wiring had to be improvised at scale, with metal rods used in place of traditional jumper wires, since no off-the-shelf equivalents exist for a project of this size.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026