stooped

verb

past tense of stoop
as in disgraced
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity the debate would be more enlightening if both sides didn't stoop to name-calling

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Recent Examples of stooped Gordon stooped to head in Jarell Quansah's right-wing cross and Saka side-footed in England's fourth approaching halftime. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 In July alone, 21 groups, including the Los Angeles Police Department, stooped using Flock or began the process of doing so. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026 Audra stooped down to hug Christina, 3, who donned a fuzzy white jacket with bear-like ears on the hood. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Winger Aron Winter pulled back the cross, and Bergkamp stooped to head home their third of the game. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Even the Celtics wouldn’t have stooped so low as to try to enact a ban on an opposing team’s fans. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026 The waiter stooped, took the knife from my hand, leaned close, and cut a delicate line down the spine. — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026 Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Tim stooped down and put his hand on the little buck’s horns. — William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stooped
  1. disgraced
  2. shamed
  3. deigned
  4. humbled
  5. condescended
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  • Multiple reports indicate the royal family is less than pleased with Charles Spencer’s new book, but disgraced ex-Prince Andrew is reportedly one of its biggest fans.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Eugenie, who is twelfth in line to the British throne, is the second daughter of King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disgraced
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  • As news of the allegations spread, some discussions were supportive of Doe, but others shamed her in conversations, a former member of Doe’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, told NBC News.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And if Bell was shamed by peers for his words at the time, it would have been justified.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shamed
Verb
  • Yet these were only the fouls for which the referee deigned to blow his whistle.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • This year, Putin shared the stage with the presidents of Uzbekistan and Tanzania, the only heads of state who’d deigned to come.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
Definition of deigned
Verb
  • Christopher Abbott felt a bit humbled by his reveal as Professor X at D23 last month.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Warren, on the other hand, was humbled last week in a 35-point defeat to Fountain Lake.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of humbled
Verb
  • Curry never condescended to material, but consistently elevated scripts by taking them seriously.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That is, until she’s condescended by her chic coworker Emily (Emily Blunt), admonished by Miranda, and given a makeover by Runway art director Nigel (Stanley Tucci).
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Definition of condescended

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“Stooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stooped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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