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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hood

Noun

In 2023, San Francisco residents used orange traffic cones and placed them on the hoods of autonomous vehicles to immobilize them. —Gustavo Castillo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Testers even gave the hood rave reviews for its three-way adjustability and warmth. —Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024

The coat comes with a removable hood and is water-repellent. —Nora Colomer, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024

But there are some concerns with Fitzgerald under the hood, namely in his strikeout rate (31.7%) and below-average exit velocity (22nd percentile). —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024