POUNDS Synonyms: 315 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

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plural of pound

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument give the nail a final pound with the hammer

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pounds

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noun (2)

plural of pound

as in cages

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals stray dogs wearing tags are kept in that pound until their owners can be notified

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pounds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pound

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily pounding down the road as fast as he could run

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as in hits

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pounding nails into boards all day long

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as in licks

to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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as in draws

to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in grinds

to reduce to fine particles the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

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Recent Examples of pounds

Noun

Simpson doesn’t have the arm strength or size (6-foot-1, 210 pounds) of many top NFL quarterbacks, but the Rams apparently loved his technique and decision-making under pressure. —

Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Good size at 6-foot-2 and 238 pounds. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026 As part of the investigation, authorities seized nearly nine pounds of fentanyl, 120 pounds of methamphetamine, two pounds of heroin, more than six pounds of cocaine, 25 firearms and more than $30,000 in cash. —

Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Detectives described Robinson as standing 6-foot-3 and weighing around 200 pounds. —

Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 The VoloXPro is lighter than the Volocity, though, weighing 1,323 pounnds rather than 2,204 pounds. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026 From September through November 2020, Darby lost 30 pounds, her family’s lawsuit alleged. —

Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 For the Kansas Jayhawks, quarterback Jalon Daniels is an undersized prospect by NFL standards (6-foot-5/8 inches, 219 pounds), but his dynamic play and quality interviews with teams, even with the ugly lows, has seen his draft stock rise throughout the process. —

Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 American authors take four of the six places on the shortlist for the 30,000 pounds ($40,000) prize, announced Wednesday by a judging panel led by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Verb

Irons pounds the drums like Bam-Bam smashing on two garbage-can lids. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026 Macron said France is expending diplomatic capital to ensure a return to calm and to allow for the Lebanese armed forces to assert themselves as Israel pounds Hezbollah positions. —

Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 James is staring into the middle distance while Luka pounds the air out of the Spalding for twenty seconds per possession. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 That person, John Weil, is a former real estate developer who pounds the pavement looking for potential conversion candidates. —

J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026 In the present, Simon (now played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pounds his car’s steering wheel, driving away from wreckage. —

Jp Mangalindan, Time, 27 Jan. 2026 The claw then releases the broken bikes and pounds them down once more for good measure. —

Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026 Burrell pounds his way down to the four-yard line. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025 The man simply pounds the zone. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounds

Verb

Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
That is not unique — Major League Baseball’s offseason shuffles along at a deliberate pace, just as the Dodgers historically have liked.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026