Synonyms of stoops

stoops 1 of 2

noun

plural of stoop

as in porches

a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building

the stoop at the front entrance is just big enough to shield a resident from the elements as he fumbles for his keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• porches
• piazzas
• verandas
• porticoes
• lanais
• galleries
• sleeping porches
• sunporches
• solaria
• sunrooms
• galilees
• porte cocheres

stoops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stoop

as in shames

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shames
• disgraces
• deigns
• condescends
• humbles
• humiliates
• dishonors
• demeans
• degrades
• debases
• lowers
• discredits
• abases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stoops

Noun

After order is restored just enough to prod us to a sequel, Cretton circles back to those civilians in an end credits montage of normal New Yorkers hanging out on stoops and playing chess in the park. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Boan stoops to scoop up trash — some left by humans, some from wildlife —– along the boardwalk. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

Men, horses and even cattle moved through South Boston’s hills in the morning wind as residents watched from stoops — some in pajamas and wrapped in blankets, appearing to have been awakened by the sound of drums and bagpipes. — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026

Sebastian gradually stoops, her frame becoming bent and delicate, her face a soft mask of bewilderment. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

My neighbors had shovelled their stoops. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026

Which means if there’s more than two inches of snow on the ground, a merry band of Aurora volunteers spread out across neighborhoods to help seniors clear their sidewalks, stoops and driveways. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Meanwhile, trash littered the sidewalks and piled up on stoops, and the illicit economy seemed to occupy every corner. — Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026

At night, many unsheltered people bed down in business doorways, on park sidewalks, and on church stoops. — Angela Hart, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Verb

Yet Burr never stoops to crudity. — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026