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Antonyms for pat
pætpat
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term pat.
Princeton's WordNet
pat, rap, tapnoun
the sound made by a gentle blow
Antonyms:
implausible, inappropriateSynonyms:
strike, wiretap, rap, tap, belt, spigot, knock, water faucet, hydrant, blame, whang, whack, rap music, hip-hop, dab, water taptap, pat, dabadjective
a light touch or stroke
Antonyms:
implausible, inappropriateSynonyms:
water tap, wiretap, spigot, splatter, strike, splash, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap, tapglib, pat, slickadjective
having only superficial plausibility
"glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
Antonyms:
implausible, inappropriateSynonyms:
silky, smooth-tongued, cunning, slick, glib-tongued, sly, satiny, wily, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, crafty, silklike, guileful, dodgy, glib, tricky, foxypatverb
exactly suited to the occasion
"a pat reply"
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implausible, inappropriatechuck, patverb
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
Antonyms:
inappropriate, implausibleSynonyms:
cat, puke, toss, throw up, chuck, sick, cast, disgorge, vomit, regurgitate, vomit up, spue, upchuck, purge, spew, barf, ditch, be sick, retch, honk, dab, regorgedab, patadverb
hit lightly
"pat him on the shoulder"
Antonyms:
inappropriate, implausiblepatadverb
completely or perfectly
"he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
Antonyms:
inappropriate, implausible
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
patadjective
Synonyms:
suitable, fit, convenient, timely, pertinent, appropriate
How to use pat in a sentence?
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
Hi, I'm Mary Pat. I'm the wife. I'm the other half.
Our coaches brought it up: ‘Let’s not put ourselves in the same position we did last year,' we just have to come out and have the energy we've had all year. Get the ball to the playmakers and let Pat be special with the ball in his hand.
Pat Houston were really hurt.
My dad was making funny faces, silly faces in the mirror and I felt like screaming the whole time, i know it’s to keep everybody on the plane safe, but she kept patting me down. Pat-down, pat-down. It was like, over and over.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#4535 | pat | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#56915 | implausible |
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