toads

noun

plural of toad
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend

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Recent Examples of toads The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 One spring, Morgan visited a forest outside London and came upon two dead female toads in a pond. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 There, students can see animals including snakes, axolotls, tiger salamanders, turtles, toads, frogs, tarantulas, millipedes, bunnies and owls, Wieser said. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026 The current population is a result of the toads escaping or being released by importers during the 1950s and ‘60s, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 In frogs and toads that parent, males take the lead about half the time. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 June 2026 Around ponds, frogs and toads will be eaten, and when worms emerge after rainfall, skunks will eagerly feed on those. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 Creacy said that the toads’ survival will depend on human assistance. — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toads
  1. dogs
  2. jerks
  3. clowns
  4. skunks
  5. snakes
  6. reptiles
  7. rats
Noun
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Understand the leash laws on the trail and be sure to pick a location that allows dogs.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • The National Aviary wants your help naming its two new skunk sisters.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • State officials say four goats from Farm Adventures Mobile Petting Zoo were likely exposed by a skunk that went into the pen where they're kept.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of skunks
Noun
  • With interiors largely shot inside Hossain’s own house in Dhaka, the film is filled with striking shots of animals — lizards galore, snakes, monkeys, and mosquitoes.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The snakes came to their audition thanks to Nancy Novograd and her company All Tame Animals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of snakes
Noun
  • For years, the museum was a place for education and numerous exhibits open to the public, including over 30 dinosaurs and Mesozoic reptiles in the museum's Dinosaur Hall.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The aquarium has helped more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including corals, reptiles, fish and axolotls.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reptiles
Noun
  • Schroeder’s team is used to taking on rural pests, like gophers, not urban invaders like rats.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some detest the compost odor; others say decaying food attracts rats.
    — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rats

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“Toads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toads. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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