goop

Other forms of goop

plural

goops·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about goop

What does goop mean?

goop means "any thick, viscous matter". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in goop?

goop has 1 syllable: goop. In IPA it is /ˈɡup/.

What is another word for goop?

Close synonyms include sludge, slime, goo, gook, guck. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goop a common word?

goop is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.