Synonyms and Antonyms of pat

synonym (synonym of pat)

  • (noun.event)
    rap, tap
    the sound made by a gentle blow (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.act)
    dab, tap
    a light touch or stroke (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chuck
    pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    dab
    hit lightly (verb.contact)
     
  • (adj.all)
    glib, slick
    having only superficial plausibility (adj.all)
     

similar (similar with pat)

  • exactly suited to the occasion (adj.all)
    appropriate
    suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc (adj.all)
     
  • having only superficial plausibility (adj.all)
    plausible
    apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful (adj.all)
     

hypernym (pat IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a light touch or stroke (noun.act)
    touch, touching
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)
     
  • hit lightly (verb.contact)
    strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
     
  • pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin (verb.contact)
    caress, fondle
    touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner (verb.contact)
     
  • the sound made by a gentle blow (noun.event)
    sound
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF pat relation)

  • (noun.event)
    pitter-patter
    a series of rapid tapping sounds (noun.event)
     

derivation (.... is derived from pat)

  • a light touch or stroke (noun.act)
    dab, pat
    hit lightly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    dab, swab, swob
    apply (usually a liquid) to a surface (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chuck, pat
    pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    tap, tip
    strike lightly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    knock, pink, rap, tap
    make light, repeated taps on a surface (verb.perception)
     
  • exactly suited to the occasion (adj.all)
    opportuneness, patness, timeliness
    timely convenience (noun.attribute)
     
  • having only superficial plausibility (adj.all)
    glibness, slickness
    a kind of fluent easy superficiality (noun.attribute)
     
  • hit lightly (verb.contact)
    dab, pat, tap
    a light touch or stroke (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    pat, rap, tap
    the sound made by a gentle blow (noun.event)
     
  • the sound made by a gentle blow (noun.event)
    tap
    walk with a tapping sound (verb.motion)
     
synonym similar hypernym hyponym derivation rap tap dab chuck glib slick appropriate plausible touch touching sound strike caress fondle pitter-patter dab swab swob chuck tap knock
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. rap, tap . dab, tap . chuck . dab . glib, slick . appropriate . plausible . touch, touching . strike . caress, fondle . sound . pitter-patter . dab, pat . dab, swab, swob . chuck, pat . tap, tip . knock, pink, rap, tap . opportuneness, patness, timeliness . glibness, slickness . dab, pat, tap . pat, rap, tap . tap


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