Synonyms of foxes

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noun

variants also fox

plural of fox

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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

Cut pumpkins up into small pieces to scatter in your yard for squirrels, foxes, deer, and more—but don’t get into a regular habit of putting food out for mammals. — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026

According to D’Amico, sweet persimmons attract opossums, coyotes, squirrels, songbirds, deer, and more, while fallen pawpaw fruits draw a variety of wildlife including foxes, raccoons, wild turkeys, and songbirds. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 Oct. 2026

Look out for gopher tortoises, fox squirrels and birds of prey. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Play as an ordinary fox who meets a spirit guardian and ends up on the adventure of a lifetime. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

For example, a cynical fox character follows Hawke in the snow; little mice steal Sink’s Prada shoes; a snow lynx goes after Haoyu’s Prada bag while rabbits and bats play with Ford’s leather accessories. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

There was this book about foxes—specifically, fox families, kits—in the nonfiction section of my elementary school’s library. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Within six generations, the foxes began to show some familiar, doglike behaviors. — Alida De Flamingh, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Like the Smokies, Allegheny National Forest boasts its own impressive roster of wildlife, including black bears, deer, foxes, wild turkeys, salamanders, beavers, and snowshoe hares. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2026