Loophole

/ˈluːphəʊl/

Synonyms for "loophole" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

abatisadvanced workair holealternative armhole avenue balistraria bank banquettebarbed-wire entanglementbarbican barricade barrier bartizan bastion battlement beacon belvedere bleachers blowhole

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breastwork bridge bullet-hole bulwark bunghole casemate channelcheval-de-frisechoice chute circumvallationconning tower

Noun(1 words)

bypass

Verb(1 words)

circumvent regulations

Strong matches (49)

contravallation counterscarp cringle curtain deadeye debouch demibastion dike dodge door drawbridge earthwork egress emunctory enclosure entanglement escapeescape clauseescape hatchescarp

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escarpment estuary evasion excuse exhaust exit eye eyelet fence fieldwork floodgate flume fortalice fortification gallery gasket gazebo glacis grandstand grommet guide hole keyhole

Noun(6 words)

crevicesescape hatchexception flaw gap holes

Related words (83)

knothole lighthouse lookout loop lunette machicolation manhole mantelet merlon mound mouseholeobservation postobservatory opening out outcome outfall outgate outgo outlet

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outlook outwork overlook palisade parados parapetpeanut gallerypeephole pharos pigeonhole pinhole placketplacket holepore port portcullis portholepostern gatepretext punch-hole quibble rampart ravelin redan redoubt ringsideringside seatsally portsaving clausescarp sconce sighthole sluicesoft spotspiracle spout stockade subterfuge tap tenailletexas towertop gallerytower vallation vallum vent ventage venthole vomitory watchtowerway of escapeway outweir work

Noun(9 words)

tax devicetax dodgetax sheltervulnerability wangles weakness workaround workarounds wriggles

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More general

9 entries

ambiguity defect exemption gap hole opening reduction relief shortcoming

More specific

11 entries

authentication loopholeauthorization loopholecapital gains loopholecontract loopholecorporate loopholedesign loopholeoffshore loopholeregulatory loopholesecurity loopholestatutory loopholetax loophole

Collocations

6 entries

contract loopholeloophole closureregulatory loopholesecurity loopholestatutory loopholetax loophole

Inflections

1 entries

loopholes

Derivations

1 entries

loopholery

Sample sentences

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A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.

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Tom used a legal loophole.

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Tom took advantage of a tax loophole.

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The lawyer found a loophole in the law.

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