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hound

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hound

1 a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
  • In the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark.
Synonyms of hound

canine, dog, doggy (or doggie), pooch, tyke (also tike)
Words Related to hound

cur, mongrel, mutt

bitch

lapdog, pup, puppy, puppy dog, whelp

bandog, bird dog, coonhound, courser, gundog, hunter, sheepdog, sled dog, watchdog, wolf dog, wolfhound

guide dog, police dog, working dog
2 a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
  • A camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive.
Synonyms of hound

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker
Words Related to hound

groupie

admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante

authority, expert

adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter

partisan (also partizan), zealot

booster, rooter, well-wisher

faddist
Near Antonyms of hound

nonadmirer

belittler, carper, critic, detractor
Antonyms of hound

nonfan
3 a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
  • a no-good hound who betrayed a good friend
Synonyms of hound

baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scoundrel, varlet, villain, wretch
Words Related to hound

villainess

blackguard

criminal, crook, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, offender, perp, perpetrator, transgressor

sinner, trespasser, wrongdoer

cad, heel, serpent, snake, viper

bandit, bravo, desperado, outlaw

con, convict, jailbird

assassin, cutthroat, gangster, goon, gunman, hoodlum, hooligan, racketeer, ruffian, thug

rough, rowdy, tough

loser, lowlife, ne'er-do-well, stinker, trash
Near Antonyms of hound

angel, innocent, saint

hero

hound

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hound

1 to go after or on the track of
  • The actress was hounded by reporters night and day.
Synonyms of hound

bird-dog, chase, course, dog, follow, pursue, run, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trail
Words Related to hound

accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort

hunt, search (for), seek

eye, observe, watch
Phrases Synonymous with hound

run after
Near Antonyms of hound

head
Antonyms of hound

guide, lead, pilot
2 to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
  • kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in
Synonyms of hound

dog, henpeck, nag, needle, peck (at)
Words Related to hound

carp (at), fuss (about or over), nitpick

annoy, badger, bait, bother, bug, chivy (or chivvy), harass, harry, hassle, irk, pester, plague, ride, vex, yap (at)

egg, goad, incite, prod, prompt, spur, urge

exhort, insist, press, pressure, push

blandish, cajole, coax, wheedle

beg, importune, plead
Phrases Synonymous with hound

pick at
Near Antonyms of hound

compliment

commend, laud, praise, recommend, tout

acclaim, applaud, build up, eulogize, extol (also extoll)

Synonym Discussion of hound

bait, badger, heckle, hector, chivy, hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim.
    • baited the chained dog
badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy.
    • badgered her father for a car
heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker.
    • drunks heckled the stand-up comic
hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering.
    • football players hectored by their coach
chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging.
    • chivied the new student mercilessly
hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing.
    • hounded by creditors

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