Synonyms of hood

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noun (1)

ˈhu̇d 

as in thug

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thug
• bandit
• gangster
• villain
• assassin
• criminal
• hoodlum
• gorilla
• thief
• pirate
• gangsta
• offender
• gangbanger
• tough
• mobster
• ruffian
• hooligan
• goon
• punk
• roughneck
• bully
• rowdy
• plug-ugly
• perpetrator
• mug
• robber
• yob
• crook
• toughy
• toughie
• scoundrel
• yobbo
• outlaw
• perp
• cutthroat
• felon
• mafioso
• brigand
• vandal
• highwayman
• gunman
• desperado
• racketeer
• pickpocket
• malefactor
• swindler
• lawbreaker
• bravo
• juvenile delinquent
• tearaway

hood

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noun (2)

ˈhu̇d 

as in cloak

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloak
• shroud
• veil
• wraps
• blanket
• robe
• curtain
• mask
• mantle
• pall
• covering
• cover
• cope
• shield
• coverture
• cover-up
• screen
• penumbra
• blind
• façade
• camouflage
• facade
• disguise
• veneer
• face
• fig leaf
• Trojan horse
• varnish
• gloss
• concealer
• Potemkin village

hoods

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noun (3)

plural of hood

as in thugs

a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang

when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thugs
• gangsters
• criminals
• villains
• bandits
• assassins
• hoodlums
• thieves
• offenders
• mobsters
• pirates
• gangbangers
• ruffians
• gorillas
• punks
• hooligans
• goons
• toughs
• bullies
• gangstas
• rowdies
• roughnecks
• perpetrators
• yobs
• plug-uglies
• toughies
• mugs
• scoundrels
• yobbos
• yobboes
• robbers
• outlaws
• crooks
• racketeers
• felons
• cutthroats
• brigands
• mafiosi
• highwaymen
• gunmen
• desperadoes
• lawbreakers
• perps
• desperados
• swindlers
• vandals
• bravos
• malefactors
• bravoes
• pickpockets
• juvenile delinquents
• tearaways

hoods

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noun (4)

plural of hood

as in cloaks

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth

counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cloaks
• shrouds
• veils
• blankets
• robes
• masks
• curtains
• coverings
• mantles
• wraps
• covers
• palls
• copes
• shields
• screens
• cover-ups
• covertures
• penumbras
• penumbrae
• blinds
• façades
• facades
• fig leaves
• disguises
• faces
• Trojan horses
• varnishes
• concealers
• veneers
• glosses
• fig leafs
• Potemkin villages
• camouflages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hood

Noun

In the video, Ventura is seen in a black sweater with the hood up and a duffle bag in hand, calling an elevator. —Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

This hoodie has a large kangaroo pocket on the front and drawstrings on the hood. —Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025

The next morning, her car was found abandoned on a highway about 80 miles north of the city in Grant County with the hood up and no one in it, police said. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025

Foose gave the classic Chrysler a modern suspension, dropped a new Hellcat Hemi engine under the hood, and everything mechanically is brand new. —Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025