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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Noun

Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 The interactive venue allows visitors to pet and feed capybaras and view other exotic species, including ferrets, fennec foxes, and armadillos, with encounter prices starting at $59 per person. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 The most durable of Fee’s narrative models is the story of the fox-demon, which runs through the novel from beginning to end. — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte. — Eva Flowe october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fox

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Noun

The supermodel is the queen of Halloween, offering up intricate, memorable costumes year after year.

— Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
The main suite featured a king bed and a queen sofa bed that could accommodate up to four in total, plus a small seating area and a private bathroom with a toilet, sink, and pull-chain shower.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

Objects on display range from the very small—a Palladian-style, mahogany doll’s house from the seventeen-twenties—to the very large.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Pull some treats from the open coffin at Scotto Funeral Home, on the corner of Court Street and 2nd Place, then head to President near Hoyt to gawk at bloodstained windows and mutilated dolls.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Researchers are still puzzling through what happened to the ancient Maya civilization, which mysteriously dwindled.

— Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
To read her book is to be reminded that childhood can be a puzzling passage for anyone, even in an ostensibly simpler time and place.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of puzzle

Verb

But looks are deceiving in this case – just like the 3X Plus and 3X before it, the trailer stretches out via three individual telescopic segments that emerge at the push of a button.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
Facebook's lawyers argued that the state failed to prove whether people were actually harmed by these deceiving statements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceive

Noun

Having conquered the world’s top stages as Wagner’s warrior goddess, the American soprano returns to New World Symphony with selections from Götterdämmerung.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The styles of the regency era pulled heavily from the classics, referencing the soft, romantic texture of Greek goddesses.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 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

This was the sixth year in a row that the Yankees failed to defeat a higher-seeded playoff opponent.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Although supporters say the fear that billionaires will flee the state are overblown, the ultrawealthy have made moves to potentially avoid paying the tax or are funding campaigns to defeat it.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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