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

The fox cautiously walked a few feet past us on its journey for bugs and other snacks. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

And yet, his latest film includes a subplot in which the sisters learn to look after a wild fox. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Most of the time, humans are exposed to the virus from bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026

The fox is Svalbard's only native terrestrial predator, apart from the polar bear. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Williams explained that the incident occurred during a time of year when young foxes begin separating from their families and exploring unfamiliar areas. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

The county had 11 cases in 2025 — six raccoons and five bats — and 14 cases in 2024, including 10 raccoons, a cow, a bat, a cat and a fox. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026

Bats, skunks, foxes and raccoons are the most common animals that carry and spread the virus. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Bring plenty of water and keep an eye out for island foxes, one of the many species that can only be found on the Channel Islands. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026