Synonyms of cops

cops 1 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policemen
• officers
• constables
• sheriffs
• coppers
• lawmen
• police
• gendarmes
• police officers
• bobbies
• investigators
• detectives
• bulls
• inspectors
• troopers
• patrolmen
• policewomen
• sergeants
• shamuses
• marshals
• flatfeet
• plainclothesmen
• constabularies
• sleuths
• marshalls
• operatives
• dicks
• lieutenants
• fuzzes
• men
• peace officers
• gumshoes
• police forces
• sleuthhounds
• captains
• sherlocks
• private investigators
• private detectives
• hawkshaws
• private eyes
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

cops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cop, slang

1

as in buys

to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for

I copped a great outfit for only $50

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buys
• purchases
• takes
• gets
• wins
• picks up
• exchanges (for)
• finances
• pays (for)
• trades (for)
• bargains (with)
• springs (for)
• deals (for)
• obtains
• garners
• procures
• gains
• acquires
• barters (for)
• negotiates (about)
• secures
• horse-trades (with)
• haggles (for)
• bids
• offers
• dickers (over)
• chaffers (with)
• palters (with)
• rebuys
• repurchases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• markets
• sells
• deals (in)
• retails
• merchandizes
• vends
• merchandises

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• catches
• lands
• snatches
• seizes
• gets
• traps
• captures
• raps
• bags
• arrests
• nets
• nabs
• snags
• snares
• takes hold (of)
• nails
• hooks
• collars
• snaps (up)
• grapples
• corrals
• gloves
• nobbles
• gloms
• clutches
• corners
• fists
• apprehends
• ropes
• detains
• grips
• kidnaps
• grasps
• latches (on or onto)
• holds
• bays
• fastens (on)
• lassos
• abducts
• enmeshes
• secures
• clasps
• spirits (away or off)
• halters
• entraps
• meshes
• ensnares
• entangles
• rends
• wrests
• immeshes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• frees
• discharges
• releases
• liberates
• drops
• loosens
• unhands