SODS Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

sods 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of sod

as in homes

the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship a sentimental journey back to the old sod

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noun (2)

plural of sod, chiefly British

as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's a nasty old sod who never has a nice thing to say about anybody

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Noun

Elsewhere in Greece, flames threatened homes on Kefalonia, forcing evacuations from inland communities as aircraft made water drops over the Ionian island.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Ensure your spot is at least 25 to 30 feet away from structures such as homes, sheds, greenhouses, and patios, as this tree grows quite large, reaching 30 to 40 feet tall and wide.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

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Noun

That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026

Definition of jerks

Noun

Howard Kakita has traveled to 70 countries in his 88 years, but his first international trip came back in 1940, when he was sent to Japan at just 2 years old.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared with other countries in Southeast Asia.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of countries

Noun

After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The search teams from across counties, the city and the state used helicopters, boats, sonar, drones and cadaver dogs to search a nine-mile stretch of the river.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dogs

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But this is another story entirely, full of its own complications of immigration and homelands and politics, a story of a difficult and fractured relationship with a parent, a story of a debilitating disease.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
In less than a decade, wildfires destroyed forests across 95% of the tribe’s homelands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of homelands

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One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of clowns

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