RACKETS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

rackets 1 of 2

noun

plural of racket

as in noises

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B

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rackets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of racket

as in chinks

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Recent Examples of rackets

Noun

Fujimori centered her campaign around promises to improve security in Peru, where extortion rackets have become a significant problem. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch. — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Gang bosses had enjoyed surreal luxuries inside — a zoo, a discotheque, a cockfight arena — while directing rackets that had spread across the hemisphere as Tren de Aragua took control of smuggling routes and victimized Venezuelan immigrants. — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026 When wooden tennis rackets were replaced by titanium models and when steel poles were replaced with fiberglass ones in pole vaulting, the level of performance in each of those sports soared to new levels. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 June 2026 Dancers in tennis skirts twirled around with rackets while breaking to move plants and shovel dirt. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026 One of the roots of the Sicilian mafia was the private protection rackets that formed in the mining regions. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 June 2026 Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rackets

Noun

The noises and bumps of the fast-moving bus faded into the background.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
The immersive retreat starts off with period costumes and séances, but there are also strange noises, symbols and other sightings.

— Felecia Wellington Radel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of noises

Verb

As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.

— Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of clinks

Noun

Drummer Jay Russell kept to stark rattles, Sam Shipstone patched in his scratchy electric guitar, and Ryan Needham needled through grumbling basslines.

— Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Jigs with rattles are most productive and a big, active trailer is the way to go in muddy water.

— David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Definition of rattles

Verb

August is going to feel like the month that everything clicks into place, Scorpio.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Georgia Witchel's Mantis Biotech makes Parva, consumer software that reads how a person types and clicks to flag cognitive change relative to their own baseline, not a population average, largely built on men.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of clicks

Noun

Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Definition of roars

Noun

Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.

— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of chatters

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