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

Four months later, he was seen last weekend walking dogs, taking walks, enjoying a cup of coffee in a garage, and even stopping to sift through neighborhood trash items on the side of the street. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

AutoCamp Catskills not only allows dogs (for a fee of $75 per stay for up to two dogs), but welcomes them. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

High-quality photos and fun videos allow people to see personalities of dogs and cats that may not shine through during a regular shelter visit. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Doppelgängers in the form of dogs showed up in sunglasses and makeshift crutches to stunt in front of celebrity judge Big Boi at the inaugural dog lookalike contest in New York. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

The study, published in the journal iScience, found that the pets process happy, scared, and angry emotions differently and that dogs can interpret differences between negative emotions, such as fear and sadness or fear and anger. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026

The robot dogs, which are equipped with 360-degree cameras and can open doors, are also used by police departments across the country. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

So far, three dogs have fallen ill after eating contaminated Oma’s Pride food. — Julia Hawkins, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 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