Synonyms for rug
rʌgrug

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 5 votes

1. rugnoun

   Synonyms:
   mat, wig, carpet, toupee

2. rugnoun

   A small covering for a floor.

   Note that rug and carpet are not synonymous; rug covers part of the floor, a carpet covers most or a large area of the floor; a fitted carpet runs wall-to-wall.

   Synonyms:
   wig, toupee, mat, carpet

3. rugnoun

   A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.

   Synonyms:
   toupee, wig, carpet, mat

4. rugnoun

   A wig; hairpiece.

   Synonyms:
   wig, carpet, mat, toupee

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. rug, carpet, carpetingnoun

   floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

   Synonyms:
   carpet, carpeting

Matched Categories

1. • Floor Covering
   • Furnishing

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "rug":

   carpet, carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats, mat, tapis, all-in, doormat, wig, quilt, tapetum, treadmill, gus

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How to use rug in a sentence?

1. Betty Pina:

   My hope is that by me doing this, it may protect other women, how many other victims are out there? I may not be the first case, but I hope to be the last. It’s time to take responsibility. The culture needs to change. We can’t sweep this under the rug any longer.

2. Pam Lipp:

   I grew up in an environment where everything was pushed under the rug, people were suffering from mental illness, but they blamed it on other things like migraines. In reality, they needed therapy. I wasn't going to let that happen with Amanda.

3. Donna Brazile:

   I hope Bill Clinton starts talking about women's issues so that voters can see what a hypocrite he is and how Hillary abused those women! you can't put this under the rug. It's out there. So yes, deal with it. But you know, we can also says it's an old issue, this election is about the future... If Donald Trump wants to go in the sewer and play this game, do it.

4. Thomas Simons:

   There is a sense among consumers that the rug has been pulled out from under them.

5. Marc Fernich:

   While respecting the Court’s ruling, we’re disappointed that substantial allegations of grave jury misconduct continue to be swept under the rug and left wholly unexamined in a case of historic proportion — all, it appears, because of the defendant’s matchless notoriety.