pat

The word “pat” has 1 syllable: pat

It's pronounced as /pæt/

What is synonym and antonym for pat?

In the thesaurus, “pat” has 140 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pat along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for pat

adamant
adamantine
anal-retentive
baby
bill
bloody-minded
bounce
bullheaded
canoodle
cantankerous
caress
coddle
confirmed
contrary
contumacious
cradle
cuddle
cussed
dandle
deaf to reason
defiant
demanding
determined
disobedient
dogged
embrace
enfold
exacting
excellently
exceptionally
fabulously
fancily
faultlessly
feel up
finely
firm
flawlessly
fondle
froward
gentle
grandly
greatly
hard
hard-line
hard-nosed
hard-shell
hard-shelled
hardened
hardheaded
headstrong
hell-bent
hidebound
hug
ideally
immaculately
immovable
impeccably
implacable
inconvincible
indomitable
indulge
inexorable
inflexible
insubordinate
insurgent
intractable
intransigent
inveterate
invincible
iron
knead
love
marvelously
massage
mollycoddle
mulish
mutinous
narrow-minded
neck
nestle
nose
nuzzle
obdurate
obsessive
obstinate
opinionated
ossified
pamper
paw
perfectly
persistent
pertinacious
perverse
pet
pigheaded
recalcitrant
refractory
relentless
resolved
rigid
self-opinionated
self-willed
set
severe
single-minded
snuggle
specially
spoil
spoon
steadfast
stern
stiff-necked
stouthearted
strict
stroke
stubborn
superbly
superiorly
superlatively
tenacious
terrifically
to a nicety
to a t
to a turn
to the nines
unbending
uncompromising
unconquerable
uncooperative
unflinching
ungovernable
unmanageable
unregenerate
unrelenting
unruly
unyielding
wayward
wilful
willful
wrongheaded

Antonyms for pat

accepting
acquiescent
agreeable
amenable
amiss
atrociously
badly
compliant
complying
defectively
deficiently
docile
execrably
fallibly
faultily
flexible
governable
imperfectly
inadequately
incompletely
insufficiently
manageable
obedient
persuadable
placable
pliable
pliant
reasonable
receptive
relenting
responsive
slavish
submissive
subservient
temperate
tractable
willing
wretchedly
yielding

Meanings of pat

noun
1. The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
2. A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.
3. A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
4. Patent.
5. Pattern.
verb
1. To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
2. To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat.
3. To stroke or fondle (an animal).
4. To gently rain.
adjective
1. Timely, suitable, apt, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.
2. Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
adverb
1. Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
2. Perfectly.

Example Sentences

She gave the dog a gentle pat on the head.
He tried to pat the dough into a perfect circle.
A quick pat on the back helped calm his nerves.
She used a towel to pat her face dry.
The mother gave her child a reassuring pat before school.

On this page you'll find 179 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pat, such as: accepting, acquiescent, adamant, adamantine, agreeable, amenable, amiss.

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