Synonyms of hood

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noun (1)

ˈhu̇d 

as in thug

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thug
• bandit
• gangster
• villain
• assassin
• criminal
• hoodlum
• gorilla
• thief
• pirate
• gangsta
• offender
• gangbanger
• tough
• mobster
• ruffian
• hooligan
• goon
• punk
• roughneck
• bully
• rowdy
• plug-ugly
• perpetrator
• mug
• robber
• yob
• crook
• toughy
• toughie
• scoundrel
• yobbo
• outlaw
• perp
• cutthroat
• felon
• mafioso
• brigand
• vandal
• highwayman
• gunman
• desperado
• racketeer
• pickpocket
• malefactor
• swindler
• lawbreaker
• bravo
• juvenile delinquent
• tearaway

hood

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noun (2)

ˈhu̇d 

as in cloak

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloak
• shroud
• veil
• wraps
• blanket
• robe
• curtain
• mask
• mantle
• pall
• covering
• cover
• cope
• shield
• coverture
• cover-up
• screen
• penumbra
• blind
• façade
• camouflage
• facade
• disguise
• veneer
• face
• fig leaf
• Trojan horse
• varnish
• gloss
• concealer
• Potemkin village

hoods

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noun (3)

plural of hood

as in thugs

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• gangsters
• criminals
• villains
• bandits
• assassins
• hoodlums
• thieves
• offenders
• mobsters
• pirates
• gangbangers
• ruffians
• gorillas
• punks
• hooligans
• goons
• toughs
• bullies
• gangstas
• rowdies
• roughnecks
• perpetrators
• yobs
• plug-uglies
• toughies
• mugs
• scoundrels
• yobbos
• yobboes
• robbers
• outlaws
• crooks
• racketeers
• felons
• cutthroats
• brigands
• mafiosi
• highwaymen
• gunmen
• desperadoes
• lawbreakers
• perps
• desperados
• swindlers
• vandals
• bravos
• malefactors
• bravoes
• pickpockets
• juvenile delinquents
• tearaways

hoods

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noun (4)

plural of hood

as in cloaks

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloaks
• shrouds
• veils
• blankets
• robes
• masks
• curtains
• coverings
• mantles
• wraps
• covers
• palls
• copes
• shields
• screens
• cover-ups
• covertures
• penumbras
• penumbrae
• blinds
• façades
• facades
• fig leaves
• disguises
• faces
• Trojan horses
• varnishes
• concealers
• veneers
• glosses
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages
• camouflages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hood

Noun

Stewart was bundled up in a white winter jacket with a large fur hood on the left. —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

Despite 268 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque just busting to get out from under its hood, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale sporty SUV needs an infusion of theatricality. —Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025

Noun

Ventless hoods don't have ductwork and include a charcoal filter for trapping smoke and odors so that air can be recirculated. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025

The new Celica is reportedly in part inspired by the Alpine A110, and will have a carbon fiber roof and front and rear hoods. —Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025