POUNDS Synonyms: 315 Similar and Opposite Words

pounds 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of pound

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument give the nail a final pound with the hammer

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pounds

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of pound

as in cages

an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals stray dogs wearing tags are kept in that pound until their owners can be notified

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pounds

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of pound

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily pounding down the road as fast as he could run

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as in hits

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pounding nails into boards all day long

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as in licks

to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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as in draws

to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in grinds

to reduce to fine particles the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

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Tillery was described as being 3 feet tall and weighing around 45 pounds. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Zhuque-3 can haul about 40,350 pounds (18,300 kilograms) to low Earth orbit, while the Falcon 9's LEO payload capacity is 50,265 pounds (22,800 kg). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 But at 6-6, 250 pounds (up from 237 as a freshman), the former four-star showed enough off the edge to be tabbed as a potential first-round pick by the coaching staff. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Blue and Flower’s baby grew to a healthy 6 pounds in just one month. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The airline moves more than 250 million pounds of freight through DFW each year. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 The team didn’t address the position in the draft or free agency, but the organization held on to tackle Cody Ford — who has lost 40 pounds — as a backup while giving him a pay cut. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The guy who has really stood out is Woods (6-foot-1, 165 pounds), who flashed on the scene at the end of last season and has taken over the team in his second year. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 The cube also needed an eight-foot-wide door, which was engineered onto the structure with each pane weighing in at nearly 300 pounds. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 Back from a hamstring injury, Teoscar Hernández rejoins a relentless Dodgers offense that pounds 17 hits and three homers in a 9-4 win over the Athletics. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Teams go bonkers when the player pounds their school name on the bracket. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026 Rain pounds down in a stinging curtain. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 Her silver nail polish—reminiscent of the shade worn by Lou Reed (from one New York legend to another) in footage shown during Todd Haynes’s documentary The Velvet Underground—sparkles as Gaga pounds the keys of her piano throughout the film. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026 That game enabled the younger brother to mentally shift from a pitcher prone to walks to a pitcher who now consistently pounds the zone. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 James is staring into the middle distance while Luka pounds the air out of the Spalding for twenty seconds per possession. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 That person, John Weil, is a former real estate developer who pounds the pavement looking for potential conversion candidates. — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounds

Noun

And then a full-on brawl with punches exchanged to top it off.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Its unfiltered approach blends big laughs with social commentary and emotional gut punches, a combination that immediately drew Belli in.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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Verb

In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
An exhibition game also shuffles the storylines — some players emerge, others might fade.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffles

Verb

It was later amended to apply to 3,000 capacity or smaller venues, which exempted larger arenas and stadiums where many fans have felt the weight of rising ticket costs and where much of the secondary reselling market draws activity.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Hoodoo draws heavily on older African religious practices introduced to North America through the transatlantic slave trade from the 16th to the 19th century.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of draws

Verb

That dust grinds at the wheel bearings and works past the seals.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
The Russia and Ukraine conflict grinds into a fifth year; a new Fed chair settles in while tariff policy whipsaws through the courts; tensions with allies and adversaries alike continue to flare.

— Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of grinds

Noun

Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Some encouraging blows for common sense were struck by primary voters to our north on Tuesday, on both sides of the aisle.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

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