Synonyms for CAT
kætcat

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1. cat1

   Synonyms:
   Canoidea, carnivoran, Caniformia, feloid, feliform, cat-like

2. cat1

   Synonyms:
   felid

3. cat1

   Synonyms:
   feline cat, pantherine cat, saber-toothed cat, Homotherini, Metailurini, Smilodontini, Machairodontini, feline, pantherine, saber-tooth

4. cat1

   Synonyms:
   panther, leopard, jaguar, lion, black panther, tiger

5. cat1

   Synonyms:
   puss, kitty, housecat, pussy-cat, tomcat, grimalkin, kitten, malkin, pussy, mouser

6. cat1

   Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)

   Synonyms:
   guy, fellow, chap, fella, bitch, dude, cove, bloke

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. cat, true catnoun

   feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, computed axial tomography, khat, hombre, bozo, computerized tomography, cat, guy, true cat, quat, kat

2. guy, cat, hombre, bozonoun

   an informal term for a youth or man

   "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll"

   Synonyms:
   guy rope, guy, hombre, khat, zany, cat-o'-nine-tails, goofball, fathead, goof, twat, cat, cuckoo, goose, computerized tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, jackass, true cat, bozo, big cat, quat, kat, computed axial tomography, guy cable, qat, guy wire

3. catnoun

   a spiteful woman gossip

   "what a cat she is!"

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, computed axial tomography, khat, hombre, bozo, computerized tomography, guy, true cat, quat, kat

4. kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African teanoun

   the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

   "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, computed axial tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, cat, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

5. cat-o'-nine-tails, catnoun

   a whip with nine knotted cords

   "British sailors feared the cat"

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, computed axial tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, cat, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

6. Caterpillar, catnoun

   a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, computed axial tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, cat, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

7. big cat, catnoun

   any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, computed axial tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, computerized axial tomography, big cat, cat, guy, hombre, bozo, computerized tomography, khat, true cat, quat, kat

8. computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CATverb

   a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis

   Synonyms:
   computed tomography, cat-o'-nine-tails, qat, big cat, computed axial tomography, guy, hombre, computerized tomography, bozo, khat, computerized axial tomography, quat, true cat, kat

9. catverb

   beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

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

10. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw upverb

    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

    "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

    Synonyms:
    vomit, eruct, vagabond, gag, throw off, scour, range, frame, ramble, ptyalise, put, cat, claxon, ditch, honk, spill, barf, wander, hurtle, sick, stray, rove, swan, roll, cronk, spew out, chuck, toot, puke, throw, cast, ptyalize, redact, spue, beep, be sick, purge, spit, regorge, blare, purify, vomit up, mould, mold, cast off, shake off, upchuck, disgorge, toss, throw away, heave, tramp, sanctify, contrive, drop, draw, flush, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, reproduce, couch, project, retch, pat, roam, shed

Matched Categories

1. • Eliminate
   • Feline
   • Flog
   • Gossip
   • Stimulant
   • Tracked Vehicle
   • Woman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. catnoun

   Synonyms:
   feline, Felis, tabby, puss, pussy, kitten, kitty, grimalkin (an old she cat)

   Associated words:
   purr, mew, miaul, caterwaul, feline, felidæ (cat family)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "cat":

   wcb, chat, ctu, spade, cats, cat., lmc, pussy, kitten, tsae, atc, kat, pussycat, gato, kitty, tac, cunt, jack

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cat

   Synonyms:
   Felis catus

2. CAT

   Synonyms:
   (1) Chinese ACE- Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor in Acute Myocardial Infarction (2) CArdiomyopathy Trial

3. CAT

   Synonyms:
   catalase, EC 1.11.1.6

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1. The Kremlin:

   This is essentially a meeting of NATO countries. NATO has instructed the ‘opposition’, or rather its agents of influence, on how to continue their undermining work more deviously. we’re not going to play cat and mouse with anyone, but there’s no doubt our law enforcement agencies will hold the guilty parties to account if the law is broken.

2. Ken Polcari:

   This is a dead-cat bounce because where there is smoke there is fire and there is plenty of smoke for sure in that high-yield bond market.

3. Leonardo DiCaprio:

   If a cat has nine lives, I think I’ve used a few.

4. John Delaney:

   No cat and mouse games. I’m all in and I’m running for president.

5. Doug Kramer:

   It's stuff like cat photos and family reunion photos, if we do that, it gets messy really quickly.