HUNCHES Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hunch

as in crouches

to lie low with the limbs close to the body he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen

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noun

plural of hunch

as in theories

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Recent Examples of hunches

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Sandra Ogbebor hunches over her softly humming refrigerator and scours through bottles before finally yanking out an orange juice. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 Deep into the opening-night party at the Middleburg Film Festival, Joel Edgerton hunches over a cocktail table, flipping through the event’s official program. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025 Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth. — EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunches

Verb

The child folds over and crouches on the ground while the performance continues for several seconds.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Sometimes a less reliable dog will smell in this manner the hot body scent of venison as a trembling doe crouches close in the brush upwind.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of crouches

Noun

Swipe it on and then start formulating your own beauty theories.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
The theories that describe the interactions of elementary particles are based on certain symmetries, meaning properties of a system that remain unchanged despite transformation.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
In fact, while sand traps aren’t overabundant, elevation changes, natural grass humps and, yes, some sand does challenge you most every hole.

— Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 June 2026

Definition of humps

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In my view, the counseling gap for older adults often reflects outdated notions of aging and of what counseling can offer.

— Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Her notions of justice and the law — indeed, of her very sense of self — are then upended when she herself is assaulted by Julian (Daniel Ings), her colleague and boyfriend who comes from a relatively privileged background.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of notions

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Despite his injury, Tasci continued to be an active participant on the sideline and in team huddles throughout the game.

— Sean Campbell, Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.

— Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of huddles

Noun

Hiring managers looked at resumes, degrees, job titles and interviews, and made educated guesses about what people could do.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Hilton didn’t share the pooch’s name at the time, prompting fans to offer up their guesses in the comments of her Instagram and TikTok posts.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of guesses

Noun

Applying the full reprogramming process to an adult organism would be dangerous because the resulting pluripotent cells could form tumors known as teratomas.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
More serious risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, and kidney injury from dehydration, and both molecules carry a boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumors.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

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