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Synonyms & Antonyms of pat
(Entry 1 of 3)
- on the issue of raising taxes the governor stands pat
Synonyms for pat
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- bullheaded,
- dogged,
- hard,
- hard-nosed,
- hardened,
- hardheaded,
- headstrong,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inconvincible,
- inflexible,
- intransigent,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- opinionated,
- ossified,
- pertinacious,
- perverse,
- pigheaded,
- self-opinionated,
- self-willed,
- stiff-necked,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
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- determined,
- hell-bent,
- inexorable,
- persistent,
- relentless,
- resolved,
- set,
- single-minded,
- steadfast,
- stouthearted,
- tenacious,
- unflinching
- firm,
- hard-line,
- hard-shell
- (or hard-shelled),
- iron,
- severe,
- stern,
- strict
- bloody-minded
- [chiefly British],
- cantankerous
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pat
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of pat (Entry 2 of 3)
- after months of practicing for the competition, the cheerleaders have their moves down pat
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pat
verbSynonyms of pat (Entry 3 of 3)
- affectionately patted the baby on the head
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The first known use of pat was in the 15th century
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