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
• proboscises
• nozzles
• beaks
• proboscides
• honkers
• schnozzolas
• 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
• apices
• ends
• cusps
• apexes
• pikes
• 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)
• savours
• 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

Dogs have an incredibly keen sense of smell—up to 100,000 times stronger than a human's, with around 300 million receptors in their noses, according to pet food manufacturer Purina. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

Right under our noses, Homo sapiens is transitioning into a new type of species that might be called Homo techno. —Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. —Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

The sports star shared another full-length shot of the couple — who currently reside in Oslo — with their arms around each other on the same white sands, while a third closer-up image showed the couple smiling and rubbing noses. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025

These things do happen, right in our own neighborhoods, often under our noses. —Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025

Cedar, a wood that’s native to the Himalayas but grows in mountainous regions across the globe from North Africa to Virginia, produces an oil that noses commonly use in men’s fragrances. —Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025

Avid cyclists tend to look down their noses at e-bikes, but that’s starting to change. —Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025

Loud motors can scare silver carp into jumping up to 5 feet in the air, sometimes leaving recreational boaters with bloody noses, black eyes and bruises. —Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025