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Antonyms for pat
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  1. pat, rap, tapnoun

    the sound made by a gentle blow

    Antonyms:
    implausible, inappropriate

    Synonyms:
    strike, wiretap, rap, tap, belt, spigot, knock, water faucet, hydrant, blame, whang, whack, rap music, hip-hop, dab, water tap

  2. tap, pat, dabadjective

    a light touch or stroke

    Antonyms:
    implausible, inappropriate

    Synonyms:
    water tap, wiretap, spigot, splatter, strike, splash, water faucet, hydrant, dab, rap, tap

  3. glib, pat, slickadjective

    having only superficial plausibility

    "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"

    Antonyms:
    implausible, inappropriate

    Synonyms:
    silky, smooth-tongued, cunning, slick, glib-tongued, sly, satiny, wily, sleek, silken, knavish, tricksy, crafty, silklike, guileful, dodgy, glib, tricky, foxy

  4. patverb

    exactly suited to the occasion

    "a pat reply"

    Antonyms:
    implausible, inappropriate

    Synonyms:
    glib, slick

  5. chuck, patverb

    pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

    Antonyms:
    inappropriate, implausible

    Synonyms:
    cat, puke, toss, throw up, chuck, sick, cast, disgorge, vomit, regurgitate, vomit up, spue, upchuck, purge, spew, barf, ditch, be sick, retch, honk, dab, regorge

  6. dab, patadverb

    hit lightly

    "pat him on the shoulder"

    Antonyms:
    inappropriate, implausible

    Synonyms:
    dab, swob, chuck, swab

  7. patadverb

    completely or perfectly

    "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"

    Antonyms:
    inappropriate, implausible

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. patadjective

    Synonyms:
    suitable, fit, convenient, timely, pertinent, appropriate

How to use pat in a sentence?

  1. Ella Wheeler Wilcox:

    A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

  2. Mary Pat:

    Hi, I'm Mary Pat. I'm the wife. I'm the other half.

  3. Tyreek Hill:

    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.

  4. Nick Gordon:

    Pat Houston were really hurt.

  5. Vendela Payne:

    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.

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