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 actors interacted with clay during the presentation, building large feet, hands and noses before turning the stage over to athletes who wore the brand and gyrated around the space and performed gymnastics-style moves on a rack. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Colds and allergies have similar symptoms like sneezing, runny noses and watery eyes, which is why they can both be treated by a histamine-blocking medication that can help dry up your sinuses. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

After two consecutive championships and more than a decade of rubbing the rest of Major League Baseball’s noses in their extravagant wealth, the Los Angeles Dodgers were not going to be missed. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

Machado, Daniela and Julia, Lew said, all had white foamy fluid coming out of their mouths and noses. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

With each trick and tactic, companies are reinventing the ripoff right under our noses. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

This is an entire class of wealthy and unaccountable men thumbing their noses at the American public. — Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Luxury watch brands have long looked down their noses at e-commerce, leaving the secondary market to gladly take the crumbs and make them into cake. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Will his supporters really just hold their noses and reelect Bass? — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026