Synonyms of sod

sod 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈsäd 

as in home

the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship

a sentimental journey back to the old sod

Synonyms & Similar Words

• home
• country
• homeland
• fatherland
• mother country
• motherland
• old country
• neighborhood
• community

sod

2 of 2

noun (2)

chiefly British

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• dog
• jerk
• clown
• skunk
• joker
• snake
• rat
• bugger
• creep
• heel
• toad
• brute
• idiot
• beast
• swine
• rotter
• vermin
• blighter
• brat
• scum
• cad
• louse
• boor
• moron
• pill
• bounder
• reptile
• cur
• lout
• varmint
• fool
• fink
• hound
• scumbag
• stinker
• nuisance
• cretin
• villain
• so-and-so
• schmuck
• churl
• bleeder
• buzzard
• son of a gun
• slime
• crud
• scuzzball
• crumb
• chuff
• barbarian
• dirtbag
• slimeball
• savage
• slob
• sleaze
• stinkard
• sleazebag
• scab
• rat fink
• sleazeball
• nerd
• scoundrel
• wretch
• rascal
• rogue
• caveman
• lowlife
• roughneck
• scamp
• loudmouth
• vulgarian
• blockhead
• dolt
• ninny
• imbecile
• pest
• miscreant
• Neanderthal
• turkey
• booby
• dope
• jackass
• snot
• nut
• nincompoop
• goon
• insolent
• nit
• snob
• snip
• doofus
• schmo
• dink
• nitwit
• airhead
• dork
• dweeb
• birdbrain
• snoot
• half-wit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• angel
• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sod

Noun

Take ten minutes and look for low spots holding water, areas that struggled last year, and differences between beds, sod, and lawn sections. —Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026

All 11 stadiums — even the four that play NFL football on natural grass — will bring in special sod carefully crafted by agronomists and approved by FIFA. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Those areas will then be graded and replanted with sod. —Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026

So your first indication of problems can be a client who nitpicks every job, forcing you to return to re-trim the 2-inch patch of sod that the client claims wasn’t properly manicured. —Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026