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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1. 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.

2. Kris Brown:

   This proposal reveals one important fact from the White House : they recognize the problem of the private sale loophole that allows 20 percent of guns to be sold with no background check at all. ... We agree the private sale loophole must be fixed, but it should be fixed in a way that allows meaningful enforcement, not easy circumvention that endangers lives, the right balance was struck by the House, which passed a background checks bill where sales by private sellers are completed by a federally licensed firearms dealer to confirm the person purchasing the gun is the same person who is picking up the gun and other assessments of risk before completion of the sale are done. If we want to save lives and meaningfully fix the private sale loophole, S. 42, now 200 days and counting on Mitch McConnell's desk is the way to do it.

3. Kathy Jones:

   This is Wall Street, it doesn't surprise me that they saw some sort of a loophole they could exploit to make money.

4. Massachusetts Democrat Warren:

   Research suggests that this loophole costs Americans an estimated $ 17 billion every year.

5. Chief Acevedo:

   To the people who say this is political -- this is not political. Death is not political -- Ted Cruz see, death is final, so the question is simple : Do you, Senator( Ted) Cruz support closing the boyfriend loophole that's in that( Violence Against Women Act) law, yes or no ? Because if Ted Cruz look at the response from the elected officials in the Senate, not one of them addressed the loophole. Ted Cruz know why ? Because Ted Cruz're on the wrong side of history. That's why.