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Synonyms & Antonyms of bats
(Entry 1 of 3)
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
- by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats
Synonyms for bats
- balmy,
- barmy
- [chiefly British],
- batty,
- bedlam,
- bonkers,
- brainsick,
- bughouse
- [slang],
- certifiable,
- crackbrained,
- cracked,
- crackers,
- crackpot,
- cranky
- [dialect],
- crazed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- demented,
- deranged,
- fruity
- [slang],
- gaga,
- haywire,
- insane,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loco
- [slang],
- loony
- (also looney),
- loony tunes
- (or looney tunes),
- lunatic,
- mad,
- maniacal
- (also maniac),
- mental,
- meshuga
- (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah),
- moonstruck,
- non compos mentis,
- nuts,
- nutty,
- psycho,
- psychotic,
- scatty
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- unbalanced,
- unhinged,
- unsound,
- wacko
- (also whacko),
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- wud
- [chiefly Scottish]
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- aberrant,
- delirious,
- delusional,
- delusionary,
- disordered,
- disturbed,
- neurotic,
- obsessive-compulsive,
- paranoiac
- (also paranoic),
- paranoid
- (also paranoidal),
- schizoid,
- schizophrenic,
- sociopathic
- distracted,
- distraught,
- frantic,
- frenzied,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- raving,
- wigged-out
Phrases Synonymous with bats
Near Antonyms for bats
Antonyms for bats
bats
noun
plural of bat
Synonyms of bats (Entry 2 of 3)
1
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
- a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner
Synonyms for bats
- bangs,
- bashes,
- beats,
- belts,
- biffs,
- blows,
- bops,
- boxes,
- buffets,
- busts,
- chops,
- claps,
- clips,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- cuffs,
- dabs,
- douses
- [British],
- fillips,
- hacks,
- haymakers,
- hits,
- hooks,
- knocks,
- larrups
- [dialect],
- lashes,
- licks,
- pelts,
- picks,
- plumps,
- pokes,
- pounds,
- punches,
- raps,
- slams,
- slaps,
- slugs,
- smacks,
- smashes,
- socks,
- spanks,
- stingers,
- stripes,
- strokes,
- swats,
- swipes,
- switches,
- thuds,
- thumps,
- thwacks,
- wallops,
- welts,
- whacks,
- whams,
- whops
- (also whaps)
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2
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
- riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas
Synonyms for bats
- bastinadoes
- (or bastinades),
- batons,
- billies,
- billy clubs,
- bludgeons,
- canes,
- clubs,
- cudgels,
- nightsticks,
- rods,
- rungs
- [Scottish],
- saps,
- shillelaghs
- (also shillalahs),
- staffs
- (or staves),
- truncheons,
- waddies
- [Australian]
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bats
verb
present tense third-person singular of bat
Synonyms of bats (Entry 3 of 3)
1
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- batted the lamp off the table with one strike
Synonyms for bats
- bangs,
- bashes,
- belts,
- biffs,
- bludgeons,
- bobs,
- bonks,
- bops,
- boxes,
- busts,
- claps,
- clips,
- clobbers,
- clocks,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- hammers,
- hits,
- knocks,
- nails,
- pastes,
- pounds,
- punches,
- raps,
- slams,
- slaps,
- slogs,
- slugs,
- smacks,
- smites,
- socks,
- strikes,
- swats,
- swipes,
- tags,
- thumps,
- thwacks,
- wallops,
- whacks,
- whales,
- zaps
Words Related to bats
- batters,
- beats,
- buffets,
- bungs,
- chops,
- cuffs,
- drubs,
- laces,
- lambastes
- (or lambasts),
- licks,
- mangles,
- mauls,
- pelts,
- peppers,
- pommels,
- pummels,
- roughs
- bowls (down or over),
- creams,
- decks,
- dumps
- [slang],
- fells,
- floors,
- knocks down,
- levels
Phrases Synonymous with bats
2
to strike repeatedly
- batted the piñata until it finally broke open
Synonyms for bats
- bashes,
- bastes,
- batters,
- beats,
- belabors,
- belts,
- birches,
- bludgeons,
- buffets,
- bungs up,
- clubs,
- curries,
- does,
- drubs,
- fibs
- [British],
- flogs,
- hammers,
- hides,
- laces,
- lambastes
- (or lambasts),
- lashes,
- lathers,
- licks,
- mauls,
- messes (up),
- paddles,
- pelts,
- pommels,
- pounds,
- pummels,
- punches out,
- roughs (up),
- slates,
- slogs,
- switches,
- tans,
- thrashes,
- threshes,
- thumps,
- tromps,
- wallops,
- whales,
- whips,
- whops
- (or whaps),
- whups,
- works over
Words Related to bats
- assails,
- assaults,
- attacks,
- besets,
- boxes,
- busts,
- chops,
- clobbers,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- cudgels,
- cuffs,
- descends (on or upon),
- hits,
- jumps (on),
- knocks,
- lams,
- lays on,
- pastes,
- pounces (on or upon),
- punches,
- raids,
- rushes,
- slams,
- slaps,
- smacks,
- smashes,
- socks,
- spanks,
- storms,
- swats,
- swipes,
- thwacks,
- whacks,
- whams,
- whomps
Phrases Synonymous with bats
3
to move about from place to place aimlessly
- on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside
Synonyms for bats
- cruises,
- drifts,
- floats,
- gads (about),
- gallivants
- (also galavants),
- kicks around,
- knocks (about),
- maunders,
- meanders,
- mooches,
- rambles,
- ranges,
- roams,
- roves,
- traipses,
- wanders
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