SCOUTS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

scouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of scout

as in guys

a member of the human race you're a good scout

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scouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scout

as in ridicules

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media

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Recent Examples of scouts

Noun

Some managers and scouts visited Ewood Park when Wharton was a teenager at Blackburn Rovers and decided that the skinny kid with a buzz cut and his socks rolled down ‘isn’t one for us’. — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The Phils reportedly have dispatched scouts to assess the 27-year-old ahead of his anticipated posting from Nippon Professional Baseball. — Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 At 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, Kennedy possesses elite arm strength and accuracy, and those abilities have college scouts enamored with his potential. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 One of them was Tyson, who hit the prospect radar for NFL scouts with a breakout 1,101-yard performance in 2024. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 No scouts made the trek to Bowling Green State University in Ohio to check out his arm. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Once their homes are converted into makeshift fortresses of cookie boxes, scouts like Olive, Shannon Elizabeth, Ara, and Nikki—the protagonists of the documentary—get to work selling them. — Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 One of Scouting America’s biggest gatherings has eliminated dedicated spaces for gay youth, women and scouts of color as the organization faces pressure from the Pentagon to pull back diversity efforts. — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Verb

Chipotle’s chief operating officer, Jason Kidd, scouts the next cohort of leaders by breaking bread with his staffers. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts

Noun

Instead, those guys make the roster because of what Martin has already proved capable of doing — adding value on special teams.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
These tiny little robots are cheap, destructive, and already in the hands of the bad guys.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.

— Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Back in their teenage years, Lexi’s older sister Andrea is depicted as a mean girl who ridicules Catherine mercilessly.

— Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of ridicules

Noun

In 2024, white men made up a little more than half of Delta Air Lines’ executives, senior-level officials and managers.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Both men were airlifted to port and received medical attention before being reunited with their families, the navy said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts.

— Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of mocks

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Trujillo and Duncan’s aim is to enable people with disabilities to provide for their families and build rewarding lives.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Hikers often spot these charismatic creatures perched on boulders or scurrying through wildflowers.

— Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026