JACKANAPESES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

jackanapeses

noun

plural of jackanapes

as in bantlings

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Noun

Enroll your baby before the clock runs out Ensuring your newborn has health coverage is one of the first paperwork responsibilities that parents face in the whirlwind of bringing a baby home.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
It's been here since January, giving parents a way to anonymously surrender a newborn.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

But the low rates of protection among adults in the community also mean vulnerable infants are more likely to be born without protective maternal antibodies.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
In the wake of the case, Fort Worth police are reminding residents about the Texas Safe Haven Law, which allows parents to anonymously surrender unharmed infants.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

Sanctuary staff quickly started separating monkeys quickly, ultimately creating two groups — those who'd experienced the virus, either by getting sick themselves or witnessing others get sick, and those who hadn't experienced the outbreak.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
From there on, CERMA (Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Médecine Aéronautique) changed its research to flying monkeys.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of monkeys

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Of all the former rascals, Symoné has enjoyed the longest and most successful career in entertainment.

— Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of rascals

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Part of her effort is to incentivize more harvesting of the older, less desirable but more destructive urchins.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of urchins

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Others have used it to remove oily stains from their toddlers like crayon marks on carpet, and one reviewer says it’s saved many of their clothes from being ruined in a household with unavoidable messes from both kids and pets.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026
The Real Simple team used it for months in a home with two kids and two cats and called it a lifesaver for juggling snack-happy toddlers and curious pets.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of toddlers

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The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026

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