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

After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

The search teams from across counties, the city and the state used helicopters, boats, sonar, drones and cadaver dogs to search a nine-mile stretch of the river. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Animal control officials, along with the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, conducted the search of the property that the officials suspected was being used as a kennel operation with more than 100 dogs present. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

The dogs, sporting their colorful life vests, stood ready on their surfboards and were assisted by human participants, who spotted the best wave to carry the board to the beach. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The Shops at Merrick Park, an open-air complex in Coral Gables, also allows dogs in accepting stores, common areas and public spaces. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Cases of rabies in pets, such as horses, dogs and cats, are uncommon because many pet owners vaccinate their animals against rabies, according to the California Department of Public Health. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

The tactics, movements, the way dogs are utilized and communication all feel very real. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Verb

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

Naomi’s acoustic guitar kept feeding back, causing our stage to spew out the kinds of screeching frequencies that dogs famously hate. — Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026

Phrases Containing dogs

• rain cats and dogs