Synonyms of noses

noses 1 of 2

noun

plural of nose

1

as in snouts

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity

with that nose, the baby sure looks like his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snouts
• smellers
• nozzles
• proboscises
• beaks
• honkers
• conks
• schnozzes
• schnozzles
• snoots
• pugs
• nebs
• pugnoses

2

as in tips

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow

bent the wire around the nose of the pliers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tips
• ends
• cusps
• apexes
• pike
• stickers
• nibs
• points
• prongs
• barbs
• tines
• prickles
• spikes
• snags
• pinpoints
• jags

noses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of nose

1

as in sniffs

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose

could nose the garbage from across the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sniffs
• smells
• inhales
• whiffs
• scents
• snuffs
• snorts
• breathes
• drinks (in)
• snuffles
• respires
• savors

2

as in messes

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

a neighbor who likes to nose around in everyone else's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messes
• interferes
• pokes
• snoops
• intermeddles
• obtrudes
• meddles
• pries
• intervenes
• intrudes
• butts in
• interlopes
• fools
• mucks (about or around)
• monkeys
• fiddles
• intercedes
• trespasses
• invades
• encroaches
• tampers
• interposes
• chisels (in)
• infringes
• barges (in)
• plays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• ignores
• shuns
• eschews
• neglects
• overlooks
• disregards

3

as in drags

to move slowly

the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drags
• creeps
• pokes
• crawls
• inches
• slouches
• shuffles
• snails
• limps
• oozes
• creaks (along)
• plods
• tramps
• trudges
• shambles
• lumbers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• races
• flies
• speeds
• floats
• tears
• sails
• whizzes
• glides
• zips
• hurries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of noses

Noun

The Field isn’t the only museum to send visitors’ noses back in time. —Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

Born out of love for her native land, its nature and history, Aura of Kazakhstan invites European noses to experience the local culture and encapsulate their feelings in a juice. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

The surprises of Dragon Striker will unfold as characters explore the legends right under their noses. —Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 June 2026

Women could be fined for failing to work their required hours, or for committing various offenses on camera, including crying or wiping their noses. —Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Who knew that one of the greatest innovations was right here, sitting under our noses in midtown this whole time? —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026

But misguided buyers and sellers too often turn their noses up at these loans. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Hotels are designed to keep secrets, sometimes right under guests’ noses. —Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026

The student allegedly suffered severe blood loss due to bloody noses and blood clotting that required medical attention. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 May 2026