Synonyms of dogs

dogs 1 of 2

noun

plural of dog

1

as in puppies

a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes

a dog who needs a loving home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puppies
• canines
• mutts
• doggies
• pooches
• bitches
• pups
• tykes
• hounds
• hunters
• mongrels
• curs
• wolfhounds
• sheepdogs
• puppy dogs
• bird dogs
• sled dogs
• whelps
• lapdogs
• wolf dogs
• coonhounds
• watchdogs
• police dogs
• gundogs
• guide dogs
• working dogs
• coursers
• bandogs

2

as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastards
• jerks
• clowns
• skunks
• rats
• reptiles
• snakes
• swine
• toads
• idiots
• beasts
• jokers
• brats
• heels
• varmints
• morons
• vermin
• brutes
• hounds
• creeps
• buggers
• pills
• stinkers
• bounders
• villains
• curs
• cads
• sons of guns
• rotters
• scumbags
• bleeders
• dirtbags
• blighters
• buzzards
• boors
• scums
• louses
• barbarians
• sods
• schmucks
• cretins
• scuzzballs
• louts
• nuisances
• finks
• slimes
• stinkards
• fools
• churls
• cruds
• crumbs
• savages
• slobs
• chuffs
• so-and-sos
• sleazeballs
• nuts
• sleazebags
• slimeballs
• nerds
• sleazes
• rat finks
• cavemen
• scoundrels
• rascals
• wretches
• Neanderthals
• scabs
• vulgarians
• rogues
• imbeciles
• lowlifes
• loudmouths
• roughnecks
• boobies
• miscreants
• scamps
• turkeys
• dolts
• dopes
• blockheads
• pests
• nincompoops
• snobs
• airheads
• ninnies
• goons
• jackasses
• dinks
• snots
• schmoes
• doofuses
• dorks
• nits
• snips
• nitwits
• insolents
• birdbrains
• dweebs
• half-wits
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• role models
• heroines
• idols
• saints
• angels

dogs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dog

1

as in chases

to go after or on the track of

star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chases
• tracks
• pursues
• escorts
• tails
• follows
• courses
• trails
• hounds
• traces
• shadows
• tags
• accompanies
• bird-dogs
• runs after
• watches
• runs
• hunts
• eyes
• seeks
• searches (for)
• chaperones
• observes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leads
• guides
• pilots
• heads

2

as in hounds

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders

tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hounds
• pecks (at)
• urges
• picks at
• needles
• nags
• begs
• bothers
• henpecks
• badgers
• eggs
• annoys
• spurs
• bugs
• plagues
• harasses
• baits
• rides
• pesters
• fusses (about or over)
• pressures
• prompts
• pushes
• harries
• insists
• irks
• carps (at)
• incites
• hassles
• chivies
• vexes
• prods
• yaps (at)
• exhorts
• goads
• cajoles
• coaxes
• pleads
• nitpicks
• wheedles
• importunes
• blandishes
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• recommends
• praises
• commends
• lauds
• builds up
• applauds
• touts
• extols
• eulogizes
• acclaims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dogs

Noun

Three pups, named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, have been born to domestic dogs used as surrogate mothers. — Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Beachgoers strolled with coffee in hand, went for morning runs and walked their dogs. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

The canal sparkled gray-green in the sunlight and on the opposite bank, people walked their dogs and relaxed on benches along 365’s esplanade. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Li and her colleagues looked at sleep patterns of 25 humans and 38 dogs using activity monitors — worn on the wrist for people and the collar for dogs. — Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

On Thursday, the dogs were lowered from third- and second-story windows to the ground. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The audience cheered for their favorite looks, danced to the soundtrack, and cooed at the cute dogs that appeared on the runway (one in sunglasses). — Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Sierra, his brother said, brought home stray dogs and fed them. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Falling behind Gavin Kenneally, whose company makes industrial and military robot dogs, is working to find a new source of rare earth metals, of which China has nearly a global monopoly. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Verb

This spring, Anthropic let the robot dogs out again, but this time, an improved Claude worked alone. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, is a genital cancer that dogs pass to one another during mating. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026

In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

The idea that dogs graze to purge a sick stomach is one of the explanations owners reach for most. — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 4 June 2026

The baby dogs will then be forced to play soccer to the death. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

Best Western has many pet-friendly hotels that welcome dogs up to 80 pounds. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 May 2026

Cadaver dogs that previously searched the family's home did indicate dirt in the family's backyard had the scent of human remains. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Phrases Containing dogs

• rain cats and dogs