Synonyms for cat
kæt

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. cat, true cat(noun)

   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, guy, true cat, quat, kat

2. guy, cat, hombre, bozo(noun)

   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, 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. cat(noun)

   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 tea(noun)

   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, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

5. cat-o'-nine-tails, cat(noun)

   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, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

6. Caterpillar, cat(noun)

   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, guy, hombre, khat, computerized tomography, bozo, true cat, quat, kat

7. big cat, cat(noun)

   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, guy, hombre, bozo, computerized tomography, khat, true cat, quat, kat

8. computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography, CAT(verb)

   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. cat(verb)

   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 up(verb)

    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, 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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. cat(1)

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

2. cat(1)

   Synonyms:
   felid

3. cat(1)

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

4. cat(1)

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

5. cat(1)

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

6. cat(1)

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

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. cat(n)

   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 database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   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, MD(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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

How to pronounce cat?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

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Indian

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How to use cat in a sentence?

1. Andrew Schneider:

   They didn't need men because they had each other, a significant other. It doesn't matter if the cat's in pants or pedal-pushers. I don't think we're supposed to fly solo.

2. Ryan Goldman:

   She’s still going through a lot of treatment, she’s getting a CAT scan and MRIs.

3. Teresa Seals:

   I think the Lord sent the cat to us to save my dad.

4. Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster:

   ( SWNS) The gruesome discovery took place on March 9 outside of an unidentified building in the Cricklewood neighborhood. When the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals( RSPCA) arrived to make the rescue, they had to call for backup. Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster told the outlet that firefighters had to use car-crash rescue machinery to remove the section of the fence the cat was trapped on. The male ginger and white cat was found at 3:50 a.m. on March 9. ( SWNS) WHY YOUR PET ’S FOOD BOWL COULD BE MAKING YOU SICK When I got there I was incredibly shocked — in all my years with the RSPCA I have never seen anything like it. This poor cat literally had two metal posts protruding through his body.

5. Arnold Edinborough:

   Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly.

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