Synonyms of foxes

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noun

variants also fox

plural of fox

1

as in beauties

a lovely woman

she's a real fox—smart, sassy, and sexy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauties
• queens
• goddesses
• cookies
• eyefuls
• babes
• belles
• beauty queens
• cuties
• honeys
• peaches
• dolls
• dolly birds
• stunners
• enchantresses
• charmers
• pretties
• knockouts
• sirens
• vamps
• cover girls
• bathing beauties
• pinup girls
• dishes
• hotties
• coquettes
• temptresses
• lookers
• houris
• femmes fatales
• cutie-pies
• dreamboats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bags
• witches
• crones
• frumps
• hags

2

as in dolls

a physically attractive person

both he and his twin sister are foxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dolls
• beauties
• babes
• lovelies
• tens
• dishes
• cuties
• hotties
• lookers
• goddesses
• eyefuls
• dreamboats
• studs
• showstoppers
• hunks
• knockouts
• glamour-pusses
• stunners
• superstuds
• beefcakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dogs

foxes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fox

1

as in puzzles

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzles
• baffles
• bewilders
• confuses
• perplexes
• buffaloes
• mazes
• rattles
• bamboozles
• poses
• gravels
• bothers
• fuddles
• flusters
• addles
• vexes
• disturbs
• discombobulates
• befogs
• stuns
• disorients
• embarrasses
• confounds
• mystifies
• befuddles
• bemuses
• flummoxes
• upsets
• beats
• muddies
• muddles
• gets
• stumps
• sticks
• unsettles
• distresses
• gulls
• blows one's mind
• goes to one's head
• fools
• disconcerts
• discountenances
• snows
• tricks
• mortifies
• fazes
• discomfits
• abashes
• dupes
• humbugs
• discomposes
• disquiets
• deceives
• cozens
• hoaxes
• weirds out
• dismays
• agitates
• nonpluses
• discomforts
• unhinges
• hoodwinks
• perturbs
• deludes
• chagrins
• misleads
• strings along
• beguiles
• takes in
• misguides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assures
• satisfies
• informs
• reassures
• enlightens

2

as in fools

to get the better of through cleverness

no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fools
• outfoxes
• outwits
• deceives
• outsmarts
• defeats
• outslicks
• thwarts
• tricks
• outmaneuvers
• outthinks
• overcomes
• overreaches
• gulls
• foils
• dupes
• circumvents
• baffles
• frustrates
• licks
• blocks
• outguesses
• hinders
• balks
• cozens
• conquers
• impedes
• bars
• obstructs
• second-guesses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foxes

Noun

Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

On previous survey nights that lasted until sunrise, the researchers have seen mule deer, bobcats, badgers and foxes prowling in the cover of the dark. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Rabies is spread through bites and scratches from infected animals — most often bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks — and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, though a four-to-five-shot vaccine given after exposure is nearly 100% effective. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Multiple raccoons and bats have tested positive for rabies in Anne Arundel and Harford counties, along with at least one fox in Baltimore County. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

In Texas, rabies has been detected mostly in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes, according to the state health department. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The disease is primarily spread to humans through bites and scratches from infected animals like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026

The deer also reduce habitat and food sources for native birds and mammals, such as the endemic Catalina Island fox, Barton said. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026