tabby

The word “tabby” has 2 syllables: tab-by

It's pronounced as /ˈtæbi/


What is synonym and antonym for tabby?

In the thesaurus, “tabby” has 46 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for tabby along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tabby

Meanings of tabby

  • noun
    1. A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
    2. A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.
    3. A brindled cat.
    4. An old maid or gossip.
  • verb
    1. To give a wavy or watered appearance to (a textile).
  • adjective
    1. Having a wavy or watered appearance.
    2. Brindled; diversified in color.

Example Sentences

  • The playful tabby chased after a rolling ball of yarn.
  • In the sunlight, the fur of the sleeping tabby looked warm and inviting.
  • Our family adopted a sweet tabby from the local animal shelter.
  • The old bookstore had a resident cat, a wise and dignified tabby.
  • As I walked through the park, a curious tabby approached, hoping for attention.

On this page you'll find 46 synonyms or another words to tabby, such as: alley cat, babbler, banded, barred, blab, blabbermouth, busybody.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

babbler

maculate

  • abuse
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • alloyed
  • bedraggle
  • befoul
  • befouled
  • begrime
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmirch
  • besmirched
  • bespatter
  • bespeckle
  • besprinkle
  • blended
  • blot
  • blotch
  • blotchy
  • cheapened
  • checkered
  • coalesced
  • combined
  • commingled
  • compounded
  • contaminate
  • contaminated
  • corrupted
  • crumb
  • dapple
  • dappled
  • debase
  • debased
  • defile
  • defiled
  • deflower
  • degrade
  • desecrate
  • dilute
  • diluted
  • dirtied
  • dirty
  • discolor
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • doctored
  • dot
  • dust
  • fleck
  • flecked
  • foul
  • fouled
  • freckled
  • grime
  • hurt
  • impure
  • incorporated
  • intermingled
  • intermixed
  • make foul
  • marble
  • marbled
  • merged
  • mess
  • mess up
  • mingled
  • mixed
  • molest
  • motley
  • mottle
  • muck
  • muck up
  • muddy
  • muss
  • muss up
  • pepper
  • piebald
  • pied
  • pimple
  • pollute
  • polluted
  • profane
  • rape
  • ravish
  • scuzz up
  • seduce
  • shame
  • skewbald
  • smear
  • smudge
  • soil
  • soiled
  • spatter
  • speck
  • speckle
  • splash
  • splotch
  • spoil
  • spoiled
  • spot
  • spotted
  • stain
  • stipple
  • streak
  • streaked
  • stripe
  • stud
  • sullied
  • sully
  • tabby
  • taint
  • tainted
  • tar
  • tarnish
  • thinned
  • trash
  • unclarified
  • unfiltered
  • unrefined
  • variegate
  • variegated
  • vitiate
  • weakened

nark

  • Benedict Arnold
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • accuser
  • adviser
  • affront
  • agent
  • agent provocateur
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • allurement
  • analyst
  • anger
  • announcer
  • annoy
  • antagonize
  • attraction
  • backstabber
  • badger
  • bait
  • ballyrag
  • beard
  • betrayer
  • bigmouth
  • bird dog
  • blab
  • blabber
  • blabbermouth
  • blind
  • bloodhound
  • booster
  • bother
  • bug
  • bull
  • bullyrag
  • busybody
  • camouflage
  • canary
  • catch
  • chafe
  • chicane
  • chicanery
  • collaborator
  • come-on
  • constable
  • cop
  • crier
  • deceiver
  • deception
  • decoy
  • deep throat
  • devil
  • dick
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • double-crosser
  • drawing card
  • eat
  • eavesdropper
  • enflame
  • enrage
  • ensnarement
  • enticement
  • exasperate
  • exercise
  • eye
  • facade
  • fake
  • fat mouth
  • fed
  • finger
  • fink
  • flatfoot
  • fork tongue
  • fret
  • front
  • frost
  • gall
  • gasser
  • get
  • get to
  • gossip
  • gossiper
  • grate
  • gripe
  • gumshoe
  • hagride
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • heckle
  • herald
  • imitation
  • incense
  • inducement
  • inflame
  • informant
  • informer
  • infuriate
  • insult
  • interviewer
  • inveiglement
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • journalist
  • leaker
  • lure
  • madden
  • messenger
  • miff
  • nag
  • narc
  • nettle
  • newsman
  • notifier
  • offend
  • outrage
  • peacher
  • peeper
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pique
  • plague
  • plainclothes officer
  • plant
  • police informer
  • police officer
  • polly
  • preacher
  • pretense
  • private eye
  • private investigator
  • propagandist
  • prosecutor
  • provoke
  • put out
  • quidnunc
  • rankle
  • rasp
  • rat
  • rat fink
  • ratfink
  • reporter
  • rile
  • roil
  • roper
  • rouse
  • rub the wrong way
  • ruffle
  • rumormonger
  • scab
  • scandalmonger
  • scout
  • seducement
  • sergeant
  • shadow
  • shamus
  • shill
  • shoofly
  • singer
  • sitting duck
  • sleazemonger
  • sleuth
  • slewfoot
  • snake
  • snare
  • sneak
  • snitch
  • snitcher
  • snoop
  • snooper
  • songbird
  • source
  • spite
  • spy
  • squeaker
  • squealer
  • stool pigeon
  • stoolie
  • tabby
  • tail
  • talebearer
  • taleteller
  • tattler
  • tattletale
  • tease
  • telltale
  • temptation
  • tipster
  • traitor
  • trick
  • trickery
  • troublemaker
  • turncoat
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • wear on
  • weasel
  • whistle-blower
  • whistleblower
  • whistler
  • windbag
  • worry

talebearer

banded

  • accompanying
  • affiliated
  • affixed
  • agreed
  • akin
  • allied
  • amalgamated
  • assembled
  • assisted
  • associated
  • attached
  • augmented
  • backed
  • bandaged
  • barred
  • beefed up
  • begirded
  • begirt
  • belted
  • bent
  • blazed
  • blended
  • bolstered
  • bordered
  • bound
  • bounded
  • braced
  • bracketed
  • braided
  • built-up
  • bunched
  • buttressed
  • cemented
  • chained
  • cinched
  • circled
  • circumscribed
  • clinched
  • clumped
  • clustered
  • coadunate
  • cognate
  • coiled
  • collective
  • combined
  • concerted
  • concordant
  • confederated
  • configurated
  • congruent
  • conjoined
  • conjoint
  • conjugate
  • conjugated
  • conjunctive
  • connected
  • consolidated
  • cooperative
  • corded
  • corporate
  • coupled
  • defined
  • delimited
  • delineated
  • edged
  • enchained
  • engaged
  • engirded
  • engirdled
  • enswathed
  • entangled
  • entwined
  • enwound
  • enwreathed
  • fastened
  • federal
  • federated
  • fortified
  • fused
  • girded
  • girdled
  • girt
  • girted
  • girthed
  • gnarled
  • hitched
  • homogeneous
  • hooked up
  • in accord
  • in cahoots
  • incorporated
  • inseparable
  • integrated
  • interallied
  • interclasped
  • interdependent
  • interfused
  • interlaced
  • intermixed
  • intertwined
  • interweaved
  • interwove
  • involved
  • joined up
  • knotted
  • knotty
  • laced
  • lashed
  • lassoed
  • leagued
  • leashed
  • like-minded
  • lined up
  • linked
  • looped
  • marked
  • married
  • merged
  • meshed
  • mingled
  • mixed
  • of one mind
  • of the same opinion
  • one
  • paired
  • perplexed
  • plugged in
  • pooled
  • put together
  • related
  • roped
  • ruled
  • seized
  • shackled
  • snagged
  • snarled
  • spliced
  • stiffened
  • strapped
  • streaked
  • strengthened
  • striped
  • stuck together
  • swathed
  • tabby
  • tangled
  • taped
  • tethered
  • thickened
  • threaded
  • tied
  • tied in
  • tied up
  • together
  • touching
  • trussed
  • twisted
  • unanimous
  • undivided
  • unified
  • unitary
  • united
  • warped
  • wedded
  • welded
  • whirled
  • winded
  • wired
  • wound
  • wrapped
  • wreathed
  • zoned

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