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

The fifth Corgi Race Vilnius drew dogs and their owners to the Lithuanian capital's Vingis park on Saturday for what organizers said was the biggest edition yet. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Dogs are welcome for a nonrefundable fee of $75, with a maximum of two dogs per room and a weight limit of 80 pounds per dog. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

And speaking of dogs, the family has Shields’ golden retriever, a Rottweiler named Fancy, a giant schnauzer named Goose and two Belgian Malinois named Hero and Baymax. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

While an entire neighborhood (or more) is threatened with extinction-by-dinosaur, the fate of Starbuck (real-life dogs Buzz and Brisket share the role), featured prominently in the movie’s trailer, seems to have stirred up the most internet agita. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

Others tack on $50 a night, plus deposits and weight limits that rule out bigger dogs. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026

Federal agents seized 61 guns, quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, $98,000 in cash and 166 fighting dogs during the operation, according to the FBI. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The dogs played such a significant role in the King and Camilla’s lives that the latter had a sketch of her dogs embroidered on her coronation dress along with the names of her children and grandchildren. — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Why would a langur stroke a squirrel, or macaques groom stray dogs? — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 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