TOADS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

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 Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 The goliath birdeater is an ambush predator and mostly feeds on earthworms, insects, frogs, and toads. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 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

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The 24-hour fitness center has state-of-the-art machines, and dogs are welcome for a $75 fee per stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
The curious case of the Flynn’s two pet dogs in the nighttime also provided key evidence, much like in the famed Sherlock Holmes story.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of dogs

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Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of jerks

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Rabies is spread through bites and scratches from infected animals — most often bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks — and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, though a four-to-five-shot vaccine given after exposure is nearly 100% effective.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Pittsburgh's two new skunk sisters are one step closer to getting their names, thanks to the internet.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of skunks

Noun

There were rattlesnakes and vipers in the rest of Canada, but no snakes here in except the harmless garter snake.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
But by now, thousands of examples have been reported, Feschotte said, in species that run the gamut from fungal pathogens to snakes to cows.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of snakes

Noun

The follow-up to 2019’s alligator movie Crawl, which grossed close to $92 million, stars Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd in a new survival story against the reptiles.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Since joining, the aquarium has taken in more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including axolotls, corals, reptiles and fish.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

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