Synonyms of cat

cat

noun

ˈkat 

1

as in kitten

a small domestic animal known for catching mice

the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kitten
• kitty
• feline
• pussycat
• pussy
• puss
• house cat
• moggy
• mouser
• kit
• tabby
• alley cat
• tomcat
• gib

2

as in male

an adult male human being

he was one cool cat driving around in his new sports car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• male
• guy
• gentleman
• dude
• man
• bastard
• fella
• fellow
• gent
• lad
• bloke
• joe
• chap
• chappie
• galoot
• joker
• hombre
• buck
• mister
• master
• jack
• buddy
• sir
• buster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cat

In some ways, taking a road trip with a cat isn’t too different from hitting the wide open roadwith a dog, however, some cats aren’t as familiar with the world outside their windows as dogs are. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 May 2026

The cat purr has the strongest primary research of any everyday healing sound. —Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026

According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, filed in March 2025, Tim Hanson alleges that Wild Coast LLC, doing business as Wild Coast Pet Foods, failed to disclose that the raw chicken in its cat food posed a significant risk of exposure to H5 bird flu. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026

These are the ocular dominance columns, described in the Nobel Prize-winning research of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel in the 1960s, whose recordings from cats’ (Felis catus) and macaques’ (genus Macaca) revealed that the visual cortex is not a neutral integrator of the two eyes’ signals. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Phrases Containing cat

• fat cat
• house cat
• let the cat out of the bag (about)