SCOUTS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

scouts 1 of 2

noun

plural of scout

as in guys

a member of the human race you're a good scout

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scouts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scout

as in ridicules

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter the actor's attempt to rationalize his racist comments were roundly scouted by the media

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Recent Examples of scouts

Noun

Di Maggio has three more years of high school baseball, so who knows what’s in store, because the college recruiters and pro baseball scouts are well aware of his skills. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 According to a handful of NFL scouts, Arch Manning’s status as a top-10 pick is secure, based in part on his last name. — Mac Engel october 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026 Fall and two of Denver’s international scouts, Rafael Juc and Marty Pocius (who now works for Real Madrid), consistently kept a close eye on Diallo, whose agents would gauge the market for any potential NBA interest after each EuroLeague season. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Built on Scout & Film’s experience managing locations for film and advertising productions, the platform connects location scouts, agencies, production companies and film commissions with locations suited to their production requirements. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 The findings come from interviews with eight members of the Sabaot Indigenous community, including wildlife scouts, guides, elders and a retired ranger, who have spent more than 20 years observing elephants in the region. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 In a pivotal scene, Hill and Pitt sit at a table with the sclerotic Old Guard of scouts and front-office zombies. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026 The Marlins ultimately kept six of their 12 pro scouts, a team source indicated. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 But Moore said the trophy's larger purpose is to help showcase local players and create opportunities for them to be seen by college scouts. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

Chipotle’s chief operating officer, Jason Kidd, scouts the next cohort of leaders by breaking bread with his staffers. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scouts

Noun

So not only is this locker room very talented, but there’s a lot of guys knocking on the door in the minor-league system that can be really impactful players.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Drama at the Valley City, Ohio Frog Jump In 1962, a few guys at a bar were looking for an event to put the town of Valley City, Ohio on the map.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Verb

Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Though Claudius ridicules Hamlet for his emotional vulnerability, his grief drives him to avenge his father and emerge as a hero.

— Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of ridicules

Noun

Forty years after two powerful men met in Reykjavík, three women—indeed, three world leaders—came together to continue the conversation.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Black men are imprisoned at more than five times the rate of white men, and a lot of commentators move straight from that number to the conclusion that the criminal justice system is racist.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of men

Verb

We are presented with a few potentially hissable villains, including an attorney for the state (Christian Rubeck) who mocks the Gheorghius’ faith and a frostily inflexible social worker, Gunda (Ellen Dorrit Petersen).

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mocks

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Which brings us back to the list of things that lasted longer than Zacharia’s term as White House Press Secretary.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

Rather than relying on supernatural creatures or elaborate mythology, Fears to Fathom builds suspense around seemingly ordinary situations that take increasingly terrifying turns.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Here are five ways to make your Halloween display friendlier to the creatures that fly, slither and scurry through your yard.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026