Synonyms of hounds

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noun

plural of hound

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as in dogs

a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes

in the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• puppies
• canines
• doggies
• pooches
• mutts
• bitches
• tykes
• pups
• hunters
• mongrels
• curs
• whelps
• wolfhounds
• sheepdogs
• coonhounds
• puppy dogs
• bird dogs
• sled dogs
• lapdogs
• gundogs
• watchdogs
• coursers
• police dogs
• wolf dogs
• guide dogs
• working dogs
• bandogs

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as in lovers

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

a camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lovers
• fans
• suckers
• enthusiasts
• maniacs
• fanatics
• buffs
• fiends
• addicts
• admirers
• freaks
• nuts
• devotees
• fanciers
• collectors
• fools
• junkies
• aficionados
• supporters
• bugs
• friends
• authorities
• proponents
• mavens
• experts
• heads
• habitués
• connoisseurs
• amateurs
• advocates
• followers
• disciples
• adherents
• promoters
• groupies
• exponents
• votaries
• champions
• patrons
• partisans
• zealots
• dilettantes
• evangelists
• apostles
• cultists
• backers
• converts
• boosters
• hangers-on
• rooters
• faddists
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfans
• critics
• detractors
• carpers
• belittlers
• nonadmirers

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as in villains

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

a no-good sneaky hound who disappeared with the lottery winnings he was supposed to share

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villains
• brutes
• monsters
• criminals
• savages
• devils
• offenders
• beasts
• bandits
• wretches
• scoundrels
• fiends
• rogues
• varlets
• knaves
• assassins
• thugs
• nazis
• rascals
• gangsters
• baddies
• reprobates
• scamps
• scalawags
• miscreants
• no-goods
• crooks
• evildoers
• losers
• heavies
• rapscallions
• perpetrators
• meanies
• snakes
• scapegraces
• trespassers
• culprits
• caitiffs
• heels
• felons
• blackguards
• outlaws
• vipers
• lawbreakers
• serpents
• sinners
• desperadoes
• convicts
• transgressors
• malefactors
• wrongdoers
• perps
• ruffians
• cads
• hoodlums
• hooligans
• racketeers
• cutthroats
• cons
• villainesses
• goons
• jailbirds
• rowdies
• toughs
• roughs
• bravos
• lowlifes
• gunmen
• stinkers
• trash
• ne'er-do-wells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saints
• angels
• heroes
• innocents

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as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

nobody could stand that low-down hound and his penchant for mean-spirited pranks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• bastards
• jerks
• clowns
• skunks
• beasts
• creeps
• snakes
• rats
• jokers
• heels
• brutes
• vermin
• swine
• idiots
• morons
• toads
• reptiles
• bounders
• varmints
• brats
• curs
• buggers
• rotters
• buzzards
• cads
• boors
• villains
• stinkers
• scumbags
• pills
• blighters
• dirtbags
• louts
• bleeders
• barbarians
• finks
• louses
• sods
• scums
• cretins
• schmucks
• fools
• churls
• nuisances
• slimes
• sons of guns
• savages
• scuzzballs
• cruds
• chuffs
• crumbs
• nerds
• stinkards
• slimeballs
• sleazebags
• sleazeballs
• wretches
• so-and-sos
• nuts
• scoundrels
• sleazes
• slobs
• rogues
• rat finks
• vulgarians
• cavemen
• rascals
• lowlifes
• loudmouths
• imbeciles
• scamps
• miscreants
• roughnecks
• scabs
• dolts
• Neanderthals
• dopes
• blockheads
• snobs
• goons
• ninnies
• boobies
• airheads
• turkeys
• snots
• jackasses
• nincompoops
• pests
• dorks
• dinks
• schmoes
• nitwits
• nits
• doofuses
• dweebs
• snips
• half-wits
• insolents
• snoots
• birdbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• role models
• idols
• heroines
• saints
• angels

hounds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hound

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as in chases

to go after or on the track of

after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chases
• tracks
• pursues
• dogs
• follows
• escorts
• tails
• trails
• shadows
• accompanies
• traces
• courses
• tags
• runs after
• hunts
• runs
• bird-dogs
• watches
• eyes
• seeks
• searches (for)
• chaperones
• observes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leads
• guides
• pilots
• heads

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as in nags

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders

kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• nags
• urges
• begs
• picks at
• pecks (at)
• bothers
• needles
• henpecks
• badgers
• annoys
• eggs
• spurs
• harries
• plagues
• harasses
• pushes
• irks
• bugs
• prompts
• baits
• pesters
• pressures
• rides
• fusses (about or over)
• vexes
• goads
• incites
• insists
• exhorts
• hassles
• prods
• pleads
• coaxes
• carps (at)
• yaps (at)
• cajoles
• wheedles
• chivies
• nitpicks
• importunes
• presses
• blandishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• recommends
• praises
• commends
• lauds
• builds up
• applauds
• touts
• extols
• eulogizes
• acclaims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hounds

Noun

Christina Bluhme was high on the flanks of Britain's tallest mountain with her dogs and one of the hounds was a lot higher — and not in a good way. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

The space does not have a liquor license and, for now, will function as an under-the-radar gathering spot for music and culture hounds, Brown said, as well as other programming. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 July 2026

And with an absolutely blistering 360Hz refresh rate, esports hounds will thrill to the responsiveness. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

Ever since her father left the fort almost a whole season ago, walking off into the darkening blue hills with both his hounds, never to return, her mother has taken to these long and aimless searches, sometimes with Brith and sometimes without. — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

On the open desert road, Racine and Anaia track the other women Man has taken up with, following their trail like hounds. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

But this has led to autograph hounds who harass celebrities for autographs and then turn around and sell them on eBay. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026

The decision by Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s camps to wave their white flags stunned gossip hounds captivated by their blockbuster legal battle, which left no shortage of reputational casualties for both. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

Joie de vivre Happy-go-lucky hounds have an abundance of joie de vivre, a French phrase that refers to a cheerful and exuberant enjoyment of life. — Aditya Simha, The Conversation, 7 May 2026

Verb

The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025