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

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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. Xinpeng Zhu:

   It’s a legal loophole.

2. Steven Rosenthal:

   The COGS loophole for BEAT is a straightforward gimmick, but I am unsure how or whether the IRS will stop it.

3. Rebecca Coyle:

   Not to point out a loophole, but we do not have good data exchange across state lines at this point.

4. First Hillary Clinton:

   You know, there was a loophole, my opponent voted for it, Senator Sanders, that at the end of three days, business days, you get that gun whether they have finished the background check or not, the killer in Charleston who brought that gun, if they had just spent a little more time, it would've been discovered, he should not have been able to buy the gun, because he had a federal record.

5. Oleksandr Kovalov:

   Not all people want war. Many understand that this is bad and everyone at their level is trying to find a loophole for a small reconciliation.