Synonyms of snout

snout

noun

ˈsnau̇t 

as in nose

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity

dogs and their owners must grow to resemble one another, as that man and his basset hound have remarkably similar snouts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nose
• proboscis
• nozzle
• beak
• schnozzle
• smeller
• honker
• schnoz
• conk
• snoot
• neb
• pug
• pugnose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snout

The species is distinguished by relatively large ears and broad snouts covered with fine hairs. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Inside the snout is a radula, which scientists describe as sort of like a tongue, but also sort of like a chainsaw. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Shirah sports her own purple bike, adorned with a piggy snout in front and a tail in back to match her ears, an idea her father came up with to easily find his children in a swarm of tens of thousands of riders. — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 21 July 2026

The animal had a hump over his shoulders where the gray color showed the lightest, and its nose and snout were long and tapering. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026