Synonyms of pads

pads 1 of 3

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pads

Noun

Finally cleared this offseason to fully do so and strapping on the pads again, the last thing the Bengals tight end wanted to hear was that he was being held out of any games, practices or even drills. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The majority of their starters spent the second half conversing with folks in the stands, pads long gone, while Jones took the field for his first snaps as a true freshman. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

In hot mode, the under-eye thermal pads help boost circulation and deliver a relaxing, sensorial experience. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

How can the federal government make better use of existing spaceports in Florida and California, where launch pads are feeling the strain? — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

SUPs are made from thicker material and require much higher pressure, compared to sleeping pads. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

The project involves installing helicopter pads, building water treatment facilities and replacing several miles of pipeline. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Diego Rodriguez’s work uniform as a photographer consists of knee pads, a camera and a lanyard strung with animal call whistles. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Jonas thinks SpaceX needs just eight pads to reach his 2040 forecast. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026

Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book. — Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

Not to say there aren’t some clunkers, most notably a jokey take-me-out-to-the-ballgame baseball number that pads the second act, but the Flaherty-Ahrens score was and is Ragtime‘s signature achievement. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips. — Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025

Stanfield is the second new face named this month, after French actor Paul Kircher, as Anderson pads out the ranks of his men’s ambassadors following a rash of appointments on the women’s side. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019