FOX Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈfäks

Definition of fox

as in queen

an attractive woman He was lucky to be dating such a fox.

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as in doll

a physically attractive person The actor is the one of the real foxes in showbiz.

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fox

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verb

as in to puzzle

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks

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as in to deceive

to get the better of through cleverness no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money

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Recent Examples of fox

Noun

Though another fox clan ultimately adopts him, their care feels like only a temporary reprieve from advancing human nihilism. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 The fox wasn't making its first appearance around the family's home. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Verb

That will require out-foxing Patriots defensive play-caller Zak Kuhr, whose pressure game plans suffocated the Chargers and Texans the past two weeks. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 Having a robotic bear, rabbit, chicken or fox the size of a refrigerator coming after you in the dark was truly terrifying. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fox

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fox

Noun

As Amziah demonstrates during this lesson, the queen is the center of the universe, and without her, the colony would collapse.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
Its final act closes the circle, bringing the action back to Sicilia and to the grieving king, whom Paulina presents with a statue of his lost queen.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

One element Davy loved was giving Jules black eyeliner under her eyes — a detail that’s a little baby doll-like.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
May this doll remind every child and every collector that dreams have no limits, excellence leaves a lasting imprint, and true greatness never goes out of style.

— Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, VIBE.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of doll

Verb

The fire chief, Gene Perreault, who was there during the walk-through, tells me the piles puzzled investigators.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
It's become a world of quick and easy solutions for life's puzzling issues; seemingly solving them in 45 seconds or using household remedies.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of puzzle

Verb

Such a lease, however, would disqualify a hospice from obtaining a license, and a provider would need to intentionally deceive inspectors to disguise a day office, experts said.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Someone who has maintained an entire second family has demonstrated a willingness to deceive you over an extended period of time.

— Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceive

Noun

The book also reveals insight into the casting of Zendaya as Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Morton more recently portrayed Circe in Christopher Nolan‘s epic, The Odyssey — a goddess with the ability to turn people into animals, appearing in a pivotal moment in the story of protagonist Odysseus’ tumultuous journey home after the Trojan War.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of goddess

Noun

Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of lovely

Verb

Martínez was a headache to both pitchers, hitting a grand slam against Sandlin and finishing with a career-high six RBIs as the Guardians defeated the Sox 8-2.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
But the technology for defeating ballistic missiles has advanced significantly since the Cold War.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of defeat

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