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

Weld County deputies discovered more than 400 pounds of marijuana in trash bags, some six months after a similar discovery. —

Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 The case against McKay dated to 2024, when FedEx employees in Fargo, North Dakota, discovered a package containing nearly 10 pounds of highly pure meth arriving from California and addressed to McKay. —

ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026 The mug stood 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 700 pounds. —

Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026 In her experience, 15% often corresponds to about 33 pounds (15 kilograms). —

Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 Each one would yield approximately 500 pounds of beef and could be sold for $6 per pound. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026 The Davis brothers both survived the blood round at the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional and placed fourth, Oliver at 144 pounds and Otis at 165. —

Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 At 6-foot-6 and 325 pounds, Mauigoa has great size and a mean streak the Cardinals need. —

The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Driving an electric vehicle instead of a gas car cuts roughly 7,400 pounds of carbon dioxide per person annually, even after accounting for emissions from electricity generation. —

Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

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

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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