Synonyms for loophole
ˈlupˌhoʊlloop·hole

Princeton's WordNet

1. loopholenoun

   an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

2. loopholenoun

   a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons

Matched Categories

1. • Ambiguity
   • Contract
   • Hole

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1. escape clause

   Submitted by JohnTravers on August 31, 2019  

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1. loopholenoun

   Synonyms:
   opening (in the wall of a fortification), aperture

2. loopholenoun

   Synonyms:
   plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, way for evasion, way of escape

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1. loopholenoun

   Synonyms:
   excuse, plea, pretext

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1. List of paraphrases for "loophole":

   gap, lacuna, vacuum, shortcoming, gat, hole, flaw, subterfuge, deficiency, void, omission

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How to use loophole in a sentence?

1. Freddy Lim:

   As the epidemic continues to grow, there are still people wilfully leaving the country, getting infected and then coming back, becoming a loophole in epidemic prevention.

2. Steven Rosenthal:

   Otherwise you leave a loophole and incentive for these combinations to continue.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Right now, people on the No-Fly list can walk into a store and buy a gun. That is insane. If you're too dangerous to board a plane, you're too dangerous, by definition, to buy a gun, and so I'm calling on Congress to close this loophole, now. We may not be able to prevent every tragedy, but -- at a bare minimum -- we shouldn't be making it so easy for potential terrorists or criminals to get their hands on a gun that they could use against Americans.

4. John Kerry:

   We need to make certain, given the new circumstances that we're facing, that there is no potential loophole whatsoever, obviously it has to be fail-safe, and that's what the American people need and deserve.

5. William Franklin Billy Graham:

   A man can be saved and not believe in the Doctrines of Grace...but he must be a very proud man. Unknown-but if you know who said it, please tell me You're born. You suffer. You die. Fortunately, there's a loophole.