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

Rabies is spread by the bite or scratch of an infected animal, such as a groundhog, cat, fox, raccoon, skunk or bat. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Fans posted videos of themselves creating the fox fur and antler headpiece Patricia wore to that party. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

And in June, when Andy Burnham triumphed in a by-election on his way to becoming prime minister just a month later, he was flanked in victory by a 6-foot furry fox and a man in superhero spandex. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

In footage of the incident, the fox fights against the current of the ride’s water, unable to climb up the walls surrounding the attraction. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Though another fox clan ultimately adopts him, their care feels like only a temporary reprieve from advancing human nihilism. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

The fox wasn't making its first appearance around the family's home. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Cooper, a 9-year-old American fox hound based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, is a normal family dog. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 July 2026

His sing-speak, always low in the mix, like a fox scampering under a fence, offers a concession to material reality. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026