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toad
noun
ˈtōd 
1
: any of numerous anuran amphibians (especially family Bufonidae) that are distinguished from the related frogs by being more terrestrial in habit though returning to water to lay their eggs, by having a build that is squatter and shorter with weaker and shorter hind limbs, and by having skin that is rough, dry, and warty rather than smooth and moist
2
: a contemptible person or thing
Synonyms
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dirtbag [slang]
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- joker
- louse
- lout
- pill
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rotter
- schmuck [slang]
- scum
- scumbag [slang]
- scuzzball [slang]
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
- slob
- snake
- so-and-so
- sod [chiefly British]
- stinkard
- stinker
- swine
- varmint
- vermin
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Example Sentences
He's such a mean little toad. that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend
Recent Examples on the Web After Hours character endures an extension of that briefly glimpsed metamorphosis, culminating in the monstrous reveal of a giant, red-jacketed man-toad bursting from an aperture in the wall. 
Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 A month later, former Lukoil tycoon Alexander Subbotin died of heart failure in the Moscow region after reportedly receiving homeopathic treatment from a shaman, who offered his clients injections of toad poison. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2022 Scientists discovered that a tiny toad species' inner ears are too small to work as internal gyroscopes, leading to terrible jumping skills. Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 One Russian word that directly translates to toad was actually referring to the Jabber messaging service. Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In the exclusive clip above, a tiny toad faces a big problem: a hungry snake is chasing him. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022 Jeannine Tilford, owner of local toad management company Toad Busters, said that the changing climate has impacted the population of bufo toads in the area. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 30 June 2022 Today, the marshland boasts native grasses, wildflowers, and species like the Jefferson salamander, American toad, woodcock, and bald eagle. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2022 The male red-shoulder likely brought the toad to the nest earlier this morning, Jacobs says. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 See More
Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 A month later, former Lukoil tycoon Alexander Subbotin died of heart failure in the Moscow region after reportedly receiving homeopathic treatment from a shaman, who offered his clients injections of toad poison. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2022 Scientists discovered that a tiny toad species' inner ears are too small to work as internal gyroscopes, leading to terrible jumping skills. Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 One Russian word that directly translates to toad was actually referring to the Jabber messaging service. Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In the exclusive clip above, a tiny toad faces a big problem: a hungry snake is chasing him. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022 Jeannine Tilford, owner of local toad management company Toad Busters, said that the changing climate has impacted the population of bufo toads in the area. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 30 June 2022 Today, the marshland boasts native grasses, wildflowers, and species like the Jefferson salamander, American toad, woodcock, and bald eagle. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2022 The male red-shoulder likely brought the toad to the nest earlier this morning, Jacobs says. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English tode, from Old English tāde, tādige
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing toad
Kids Definition
toad
noun
ˈtōd
: a tailless leaping animal that is an amphibian and differs from the related frog by having rough dry skin and by living mostly on land
toad
noun
as in dog
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend Synonyms & Similar Words
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- dog
- clown
- bastard
- jerk
- snake
- skunk
- rat
- joker
- reptile
- beast
- idiot
- creep
- brute
- bugger
- buzzard
- swine
- rotter
- moron
- slime
- heel
- blighter
- vermin
- bounder
- louse
- varmint
- villain
- brat
- sod
- hound
- cur
- cad
- fool
- boor
- scum
- cretin
- pill
- nuisance
- stinker
- schmuck
- scumbag
- fink
- bleeder
- slimeball
- lout
- dirtbag
- barbarian
- chuff
- scuzzball
- crud
- slob
- churl
- sleazebag
- stinkard
- crumb
- savage
- sleazeball
- sleaze
- nerd
- wretch
- rat fink
- scoundrel
- rascal
- rogue
- so-and-so
- scamp
- caveman
- son of a gun
- loudmouth
- scab
- dolt
- lowlife
- vulgarian
- imbecile
- booby
- turkey
- miscreant
- blockhead
- jackass
- pest
- ninny
- snot
- roughneck
- airhead
- goon
- nincompoop
- doofus
- dink
- nitwit
- dork
- birdbrain
- insolent
- nut
- dope
- dweeb
- snob
- schmo
- schmoe
- Neanderthal
- nit
- half-wit
- snip
- snoot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hero
- idol
- lady
- heroine
- gentleman
- saint
- angel
- role model
- nonconductors
- nonconference
- nonconferences
- nonconfidence
- nonconfidences
- nonconfidential
- nonconflicting
- nonconform
- nonconformable
- nonconformably
- nonconformance
- nonconformances
- nonconformed
- nonconformer
- nonconformers
- nonconforming
- nonconformism
- nonconformisms
- nonconformist
- nonconformists
- nonconformities
- nonconformity
- nonconforms
- nonconfrontation
- nonconfrontational