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

The semicircular blobs are from the carnivoran’s metacarpal pads; five digits extend out, short like a dog’s paws but spread wide like human fingers. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Those launch pads are optimized for equatorial orbits, so SpaceX may need launch sites for missions to Sun-synchronous orbits. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

The outlines of the pads of those mighty feet told of a body far larger than that of any black that the Jemez supports. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Both halves zip shut, unlike many suitcases, which either have a zippered divider on only one side or rely solely on compression pads, leaving items partially exposed. — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

The move, followed by a new space policy in 2023, allowed startups to independently design, test and launch their own space technologies while also giving them access to ISRO's launch pads, propulsion test stands, and other facilities. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 July 2026

In keeping with the idea of expansion, Flanagan’s story further builds out the mythology of Carrie, using the novel’s often underused moments as launching pads. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Dogs sweat through their paw pads and excess fur slows evaporation. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 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