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

Meanwhile, photographs of crew members while still on the ship show many of them hanging around together in a hallway while waiting to be interviewed by health authorities, covering their mouths and noses with only flimsy masks. —Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

A lot of people may turn up their noses at providing so much personal data to an AI model running in Google’s cloud, but sensibilities may adjust if this stuff becomes truly useful. —ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026

Its perfume—hot, hot vinyl—sharp in our noses. —Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

When such rodent bodily fluids enter the noses, eyes, mouth or open skin wounds of humans, humans can catch the virus. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

One of the most nutrient-dense foods people can eat is also one of the cheapest, yet most Americans turn up their noses at it. —Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026

The idea that an Israeli force could have been conducting military operations under their noses put Iraqi authorities in an embarrassing position. —Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026

According to many reviewers, the device has even helped cut down on sneezing and stuffy noses, which is great for those who suffer from allergies. —Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026

Sometimes, horrible things happen right under our noses. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026