BOD Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

bod

noun

ˈbäd

Definition of bod

British

as in person

a member of the human race I know several bods who work on Fleet Street

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Recent Examples of bod China and Japan equities surging lately, government bod yields up globally, European banks up a ton. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025 You’ll soon be enveloped in a fragrance that’s milky, warmth-exuding, and evocative of your favorite tropical vacation spot — all while protecting your bod from UV rays. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025 In a separate Instagram post, his celebrity fitness trainer, Alfonso Moretti, appeared to back up the claim that Cohen got his new bod through old-fashioned diet and exercise. — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025 Repressed desires and two naked, toned bods conspire to threaten an on-the-cusp-of-something relationship between Sage (Maddie Hasson) and Diego (Marco Pigossi. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bod

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bod

Noun

Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of person

Noun

In May, a former federal agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault and falsely reporting a crime after making false statements under oath regarding the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Cohen argued that women leave STEM fields at disproportionately higher rates than men and that the issue isn’t simply a pipeline problem.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of man

Noun

Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.

— Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of life

Noun

Mourners beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting through the noise as the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was unveiled beneath a glass case at the Grand Mosalla.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
But Vozinha dived, fully extended his body, and knocked the ball away.

— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of body

Noun

After all, the cove belongs to the sea, the habitat of the creatures in question.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2026
Or perhaps more accurately, like a gleeful romp with friends through a haunted-house attraction at a regional fair, with various creepy creatures leaping suddenly out of the darkness.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026