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

Pedro Pascal voices a fox, Fink, who becomes an unlikely ally. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

With the paradox of the dog that could always catch something chasing a fox that couldn't be caught, Pseudo-Apollodorus wrote that Zeus turned them into stone to resolve the situation. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026

These animals included badgers, bats, crows, foxes, hedgehogs, otters and owls, among many others. — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Georgia and North Carolina also rope off breeding sites along with trapping and euthanizing predators such as foxes, raccoons and coyotes during breeding season. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Drawing inspiration from Colorado's wildlife, CoCo's new fox mascot is rendered in vibrant colors and a simple style that the Front Range Passenger Rail District says will help travelers feel welcome. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026

At night, guard dogs and surveillance teams monitor the grounds year-round, because catastrophe at Wimbledon comes in the form of a two-foot-long fox slinking onto a court and marking its territory. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

The contest has also attracted unconventional candidates, including wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, who is joining the race dressed in a fox costume to campaign against Farage's record on animal welfare, wildlife and hunting. — Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 10 July 2026

Now, a scenic oceanfront property with public hiking trails, bobcats, foxes and sweeping views of the San Mateo coast, Farallon Islands and the Marin Headlands could become part of the national park system. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 July 2026