Pound

/paʊnd/

Synonyms for "pound" (536 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (108)

Noun(18 words)

british pounddog poundhammer lbpound sterlinglibraanimal shelteravoirdupois poundbanging bashes bashing batters beat beatsbritish pound sterlingclomping clomps clouts

abrade ache afghani agonize ail ambush anguish anna assail assault atomize attack baht bang barrage bash baste bat batter bawbee

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beatbeat a rufflebeat a tattoobeat intobeat the drumbeat timebeating belabor belt biff blanch blench blitz blow bludgeon bob bonk bopbottle upbox upbray brecciate bruise buffet bungbung upbushwhack cage carat cattery cent centavo centigram centime check chop cleanse clear clip clobber cloister clout clump coloncome atcome down oncomminute compound confine constrain conto contriturate contuse coopcoop incoop upcorkcork upcountcount the beatscrackcrack down oncram incribcrowd in

Verb(5 words)

battered beat beaten buffet buffeted

Strong matches (160)

crown crumb crumble crush cudgel cut dash decagram decigramdescend ondescend upondetain deutschmark dig din ding dint disintegratedog pounddoghouse

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dollar dong dramdram avoirdupoisdrivedrive indrub drubbing drudge drumdrum musicdrumbeat drumfire drumming dyne empty encage enclose enclosure expelfall onfall uponfarthingfeel painfeel the pangsfence infiver flail flap florin flounder flour flutter forceforce inforge fourpence fourpenny fragment franc fusilladegang up ongo atgo forgo pitapatgrain gram granulate granulize grate grave grimace grindgrind to powdergroat guilder guinea guldenhalf crownhalf dollarhalfpenny hammer harryhave a miseryhave atheave hellhem inhithit like lightninghobbyhorse holdhold in custodyhold in restrainthundredweight hurt immure impact impound impress inhibit jabjam injump keepkeep inkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep timekennel kilo kilogram kip knockknock inkopeck krona krone lam lambasteland onlarruplay atlay hands onlay intolevigate licklight intolimbo lira lurch magmake heavy weathermark mash

Noun(18 words)

cypriot pounddrumsegyptian poundhammering hammerings hammers hit hits impoundsirish poundirish puntjackhammer knocking lashinglbf.lbslebanese poundlibras

Verb(6 words)

drive in stakesdrummed flailed hammered impound lumber

Adjective(1 words)

heavy thrust

Related words (268)

Verb(22 words)

mashed palpitated pestled plug pokepound offpound uppulverizes pummeled ramram downsledged sledgehammered smote stomped tenderized thump thumped thwacked wacks

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whacked whaled

mass maul meg megaton mewmew upmill milligram milreis mite mole monkey mugnew pencenp ounceounce avoirdupoisounce troyppalpitate

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palpitation paradiddle paste patter pelt penpen uppence penfold penny pennyweight peseta pestle piepiece of eightpinfold pistareen pitapat pitchpitch and tosspitch intopitter patterpitter-patterplace of confinementplay drumplum plungeplunge inplunk pokepoke inpommel ponypounce uponpound avoirdupoispound inpound outpound troypoundal pounding powderpress inproduce pulp pulsate pulsation pulse pulverize pummel punch purgatory purgepush inquid railrail inram inrand raprat-a-tatrat-tatrat-tat-tatrataplan rattattoo rearreduce to powderreel reichsmark restrain restrict rial rid rock rollrub-a-dubruble ruff rufflerun inrupeesail intoscend scrunch scrupleseal upset onset uponshackle shard shekel shilling shoot shred shrinkshut inshut upsixpence slam sledgehammer sleep slog slosh slug smack smart smash sock sol sousound a tattoospank spatter splatter splutter sputter squashsqueeze instaccato stamp stiver stone strike strokestuff insuffer surprise swap swat sway swing swipeswoop down onswoop down upontake the offensivetamp intap tat-tat tattoo tenner thrash threepencethreepenny bitthresh thrill thrippence throb throbbing thrumthrust inthud thump thumping thwack tingletom tomtom-tom ton tosstoss and tumbletrample triturate tumble tuppence twinge twitch twopence unitunits of weightwade intowall inwallop wallowwedge inweight welt welter whack whip whop wince wonwork overwrithe yard yaw yen yerk

Noun(38 words)

mass unitmortar mortarsmost beatmsh muddles pestles pestling pickaxepound signpounding press punt quid quids slamming sledge sledgehammering sledgehammers sledges

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sledging smiting sterling stomp stomping strike strikingsudanese poundsyrian poundthrobs thud thudding thuds thumps wallopsweight in poundswhacking whammy

Adjective(1 words)

whopping

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: british pound, dog pound, hammer, lb, pound sterling.
Sentence evidence is available for pound, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist

Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "pound"

Keep "pound" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

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2. Tune tone

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3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

37 entries

British monetary unitCypriot monetary unitEgyptian monetary unitIrish monetary unitLebanese monetary unitSudanese monetary unitSyrian monetary unitavoirdupois unitblowbreak upconfine constrain currency enclosure facilityforce unit

Showing 16 of 37 words.

More specific

11 entries

avoirdupois poundbeatcat pounddog poundflattening hammer hammeringpound sterlingpounding thumptroy pound

Collocations

12 entries

British poundone poundpound away atpound cakepound coinpound nailspound on the doorpound out a tunepound signpound sterlingpound the doughpound the pavement

Inflections

3 entries

pounded pounding pounds

Derivations

3 entries

poundage pounder pounding

similar

3 entries

beat impoundpound up

Translations

85 translations across 75 languages.

Arabic

4 entries

بَاوْنْد noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
بَاوْنْد noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
رَطْل noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
رَطْل noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Aragonese

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Armenian

1 entries

ֆունտ noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Assamese

1 entries

পাউণ্ড noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Asturian

1 entries

llibra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Azerbaijani

1 entries

girvənkə noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Basque

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Belarusian

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Bengali

1 entries

পাউন্ড noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Biatah Bidayuh

1 entries

paon noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Bulgarian

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Burmese

1 entries

ပေါင် noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Catalan

1 entries

lliura noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

磅 noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

磅 noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Czech

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Danish

1 entries

pund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Dutch

1 entries

pond noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Esperanto

1 entries

funto noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Estonian

1 entries

nael noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Faroese

1 entries

pund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Finnish

2 entries

naula noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
pauna noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

French

1 entries

livre noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Galician

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Georgian

2 entries

გირვანქა noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
ფუნტი noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

German

1 entries

Pfund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Greek

1 entries

λίβρα noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Hausa

1 entries

laba noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Hindi

1 entries

पौंड noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Hungarian

1 entries

font noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Ido

1 entries

pfund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Indonesian

1 entries

pon noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Irish

1 entries

punt noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Italian

1 entries

libbra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Japanese

1 entries

ポンド noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Kazakh

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Korean

1 entries

파운드 noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Kyrgyz

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Lao

1 entries

ປອນ noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Latin

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Latvian

1 entries

mārciņa noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Lithuanian

1 entries

svaras noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Louisiana Creole

1 entries

liv noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Luxembourgish

1 entries

Pond noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Lü

1 entries

ᦔᦸᧃ noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Macedonian

2 entries

либра noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
фунта noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Malay

1 entries

paun noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Maltese

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Manx

1 entries

punt noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Norman

1 entries

livre noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Northern Thai

1 entries

ᨸᩬᨶ noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

pund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

pund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Persian

1 entries

پوند noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Punt noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Polish

1 entries

funt noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Portuguese

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Romanian

2 entries

livră noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
pfund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Russian

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

punnd noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

fȗnta noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
фу̑нта noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Slovak

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Slovene

1 entries

funt noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Spanish

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Swahili

1 entries

ratili noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Swedish

1 entries

pund noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Tagalog

1 entries

libra noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Tajik

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Tatar

1 entries

фунт noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Thai

1 entries

ปอนด์ noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Turkish

1 entries

libre noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Uzbek

1 entries

funt noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Vietnamese

3 entries

cân Anh noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
pao noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))
pound noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Welsh

1 entries

pwys noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿונט noun (unit of mass (16 ounces avoirdupois))

Sample sentences

44 total sentences available.

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An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.

Source: tatoeba (19075)

We bought a pound of tea.

Source: tatoeba (23251)

Britain's currency crisis has turned into a political one over government failure to stop the pound from going into free-fall.

Source: tatoeba (26153)

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Source: tatoeba (27222)

Showing 4 of 44 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "pound"?

Closest matches include british pound, dog pound, hammer, lb, pound sterling.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "pound"?

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