Synonyms of hounds

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noun

plural of hound

1

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
• heels
• vermin
• swine
• snakes
• idiots
• rats
• jokers
• brutes
• toads
• morons
• reptiles
• bounders
• varmints
• curs
• buggers
• brats
• rotters
• buzzards
• cads
• boors
• stinkers
• scumbags
• blighters
• pills
• dirtbags
• villains
• louts
• bleeders
• louses
• sods
• scums
• finks
• cretins
• barbarians
• schmucks
• churls
• slimes
• fools
• sons of guns
• nuisances
• scuzzballs
• cruds
• savages
• chuffs
• crumbs
• stinkards
• slimeballs
• sleazebags
• sleazeballs
• so-and-sos
• wretches
• nerds
• scoundrels
• nuts
• sleazes
• slobs
• rat finks
• rogues
• 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

1

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

The interiors manage to ooze heritage without needing oil paintings of hounds or floral pelmets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

We were greeted at the gate by three galloping horses and over a dozen hounds, who gracefully led us to the castle, where we were met by the delightful staff. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

The two Metcalfs [sic] and Holt understood one another thoroughly, and understood their hounds and the game their hounds followed almost as thoroughly. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Honoring the long association between horses and hounds, the stunning farm-charm-esque property welcomes pups with open arms and offers terrace-level suites for convenient lodging and potty breaks. — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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

Verb

Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

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