Synonyms of pugs

pugs

noun

plural of pug

as in boxers

one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists

a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boxers
• gladiators
• fighters
• prizefighters
• pugilists
• sluggers
• palookas
• heavyweights
• middleweights
• lightweights
• stumblebums
• flyweights
• featherweights
• welterweights
• light heavyweights
• bantamweights
• superheavyweights
• cruiserweights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pugs

There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking. — Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

But Hearts of Darkness didn’t have anywhere as many macarons, pugs or frothy silk-satin gowns as Making Marie Antoinette does, so who knows which one future generations will watch more? — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Short-muzzle breeds like pugs and bull dogs are at higher risk of heat stroke, as are older dogs, overweight dogs and dogs with medical conditions, according to Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. — Eva Flowe june 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026

Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Breeds with breathing issues — including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers and Persian cats — are also more susceptible to heat illness, state health officials said. — Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026

Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics. — New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026

This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026