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

2 of 2

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

Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026

When you’ve been tasked with crafting a home intended to welcome friends, host community gatherings, encourage kids’ indoor-outdoor adventures accompanied by dogs, bunnies, and a visiting pig, that’s the goal. — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026

Only after that foundational training are dogs paired with their human partners for another 12 weeks of joint work. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Elsewhere along the Black River, campers clung to collapsing structures and trees as floodwaters surged, while search crews continued looking for a woman swept away with her dogs. — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Today, some 11 million dogs worldwide are tracked or monitored by GPS in some form. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 July 2026

Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New Mexico, prompting warnings Wednesday from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals. — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Small, nervous dogs will feel safe and comfy in this furry donut bed. — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Entrants don’t have to eat the hot dogs and the buns simultaneously. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Verb

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

These furry caregivers aren’t the typical therapy dogs volunteers bring to hospitals to comfort patients. — Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 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