Synonyms of pads

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noun

plural of pad

1

as in notebooks

a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge

the waitress keeps a pad in the pocket of her apron to write down orders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notebooks
• tablets
• notepads
• pamphlets
• booklets
• albums
• scratch pads
• scrapbooks

2

as in beds

a place set aside for sleeping

I went back to my pad to get some rest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beds
• couches
• mattresses
• bunks
• sofas
• sacks
• racks
• dosses
• pallets
• kips
• hays
• cribs
• futon
• lairs
• futons
• bedsteads
• hammocks
• studio couches
• cots
• bunk beds
• daybeds
• sofa beds
• cradles
• water beds
• bassinets
• trundle beds
• Murphy beds
• feather beds
• sleigh beds
• four-posters
• carry-cots
• shakedowns

3

as in buffers

something that serves as a protective barrier

a pad on the chair to keep it from getting scratched

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buffers
• shields
• cushions
• bumpers
• fenders
• barricades
• cocoons
• cushionings
• paddings
• baffles
• safeguards
• mufflers
• cordons

4

as in roofs

the place where one lives

welcome to my pad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roofs
• residences
• dwellings
• houses
• abodes
• homes
• housings
• places
• quarters
• residencies
• lodgings
• apartments
• cabins
• cottages
• rooms
• habitations
• hearthstones
• mansions
• bungalows
• hearths
• domiciles
• nests
• diggings
• shelters
• firesides
• ranches
• flats
• huts
• accommodations
• castles
• estates
• villas
• farmhouses
• barracks
• dormitories
• suites
• tract houses
• shacks
• condos
• ranch houses
• apartment houses
• tenement houses
• condominiums
• billets
• town houses
• palaces
• trailers
• manors
• chalets
• penthouses
• split levels
• homesteads
• duplexes
• dorms
• lodging houses
• rooming houses
• tenements
• casitas
• townhomes
• manor houses
• haciendas
• salons
• recreational vehicles
• semis
• boardinghouses
• house trailers
• saltboxes
• triplexes
• rectories
• RVs
• condominia
• hootches
• halls
• flophouses
• motor homes
• hovels
• lodgments
• lodgements
• mobile homes
• manses
• houseboats
• McMansions
• countryseats
• granges
• hutches
• hooches
• parsonages
• shanties
• châteaux
• walk-ups
• vicarages
• hermitages
• double-wides
• châteaus

pads

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pad

as in colors

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colors
• exaggerates
• enhances
• stretches
• embroiders
• embellishes
• expands
• hyperbolizes
• elaborates (on)
• hedges
• magnifies
• stresses
• satirizes
• emphasizes
• enlarges (on or upon)
• fleshes (out)
• amplifies
• overdraws
• plays up
• overemphasizes
• overdoes
• overplays
• dresses up
• caricatures
• overstates
• fudges
• gussies up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• understates
• belittles
• plays down

pads

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pad

as in treads

to go on foot

a cat padded silently by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treads
• walks
• strolls
• steps
• legs (it)
• ambulates
• hoofs (it)
• wanders
• foots (it)
• marches
• troops
• traipses
• saunters
• strides
• paces
• treks
• shuffles
• trots
• hikes
• promenades
• clumps
• stumps
• taps
• stomps
• struts
• power walks
• steps out
• ambles
• parades
• tramples
• tramps
• perambulates
• peregrinates
• minces
• tiptoes
• prances
• pussyfoots
• gimps
• moseys
• sashays
• scuffs
• waddles
• limps
• stalks
• hobbles
• rambles
• trips
• footslogs
• swaggers
• toddles
• trudges
• bounces
• lurches
• stumbles
• nips
• plods
• falters
• shambles
• staggers
• pounds
• tromps
• lumbers