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

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

The team then compared the 14 breeds to pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026

Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets. — Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026