hooplike

Curved like rings

Shaped like a hoop—circular, curved, or forming a ring: hooplike earrings, the hooplike bands of Saturn.

The word describes anything resembling a hoop in form, whether rigid like a barrel hoop or flexible like a hula hoop.

objects

ring

Closed curve shape

armlet · circlet · crown · tiara · collar · cuff · wreath · garland · halo · tire

shape

circular

Forming a closed curve

round · looped · curved · arched · bowed · rounded · orbicular · cyclic · cylindrical · tubular

structure

loop

Curve closing on itself

  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • curlSpiral or loop form
  • spiralCurve winding around center

arc · band · girdle · encirclement · circumference · rim · frame · border · edging · binding

Opposites
shape geometry

hooplikeangular

Sharp-edged or rawboned

square · rectangular · linear · boxy · straight

Family

like, hoop, whoops, whoop, hoops, hoopla, whooped, hooped, hula hoop

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G