Synonyms of pat

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adjective

as in stubborn

sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

on the issue of raising taxes the governor stands pat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stubborn
• adamant
• steadfast
• hardened
• obstinate
• hard
• mulish
• bullheaded
• wilful
• hardheaded
• unbending
• dogged
• unrelenting
• implacable
• obdurate
• unyielding
• obsessive
• strict
• uncompromising
• willful
• opinionated
• intransigent
• persistent
• immovable
• determined
• adamantine
• pertinacious
• inconvincible
• pigheaded
• ossified
• headstrong
• inflexible
• hard-nosed
• iron
• stern
• relentless
• perverse
• resolved
• unflinching
• defiant
• wayward
• self-willed
• stiff-necked
• self-opinionated
• tenacious
• firm
• deaf to reason
• rigid
• set
• inexorable
• hidebound
• wrongheaded
• severe
• recalcitrant
• hard-line
• uncooperative
• refractory
• cantankerous
• stouthearted
• cussed
• disobedient
• narrow-minded
• mutinous
• contrary
• unruly
• froward
• insubordinate
• unmanageable
• intractable
• single-minded
• anal-retentive
• contumacious
• insurgent
• demanding
• hard-shell
• indomitable
• invincible
• hell-bent
• confirmed
• hard-shelled
• bloody-minded
• inveterate
• exacting
• unconquerable
• unregenerate
• ungovernable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pliant
• acquiescent
• yielding
• amenable
• complying
• flexible
• compliant
• pliable
• obedient
• agreeable
• willing
• docile
• tractable
• submissive
• accepting
• receptive
• responsive
• reasonable
• relenting
• manageable
• placable
• temperate
• subservient
• slavish
• persuadable
• governable

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• pliant
• acquiescent
• yielding
• amenable
• complying
• flexible
• compliant
• pliable
• obedient
• agreeable
• willing
• docile
• tractable
• submissive
• accepting
• receptive
• responsive
• reasonable
• relenting
• manageable
• placable
• temperate
• subservient
• slavish
• persuadable
• governable

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pat

2 of 3

adverb

as in perfectly

without any flaws or errors

after months of practicing for the competition, the cheerleaders have their moves down pat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perfectly
• immaculately
• finely
• to a nicety
• to a turn
• ideally
• exceptionally
• excellently
• flawlessly
• impeccably
• faultlessly
• specially
• to the nines
• to a T
• grandly
• fabulously
• marvelously
• superiorly
• superbly
• terrifically
• superlatively
• greatly
• fancily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• badly
• imperfectly
• insufficiently
• inadequately
• defectively
• faultily
• incompletely
• deficiently
• amiss
• fallibly
• atrociously
• wretchedly
• execrably

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• badly
• imperfectly
• insufficiently
• inadequately
• defectively
• faultily
• incompletely
• deficiently
• amiss
• fallibly
• atrociously
• wretchedly
• execrably

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pat

3 of 3

verb

as in to caress

to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner

affectionately patted the baby on the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caress
• stroke
• hug
• pet
• fondle
• love
• gentle
• cradle
• nuzzle
• cuddle
• snuggle
• paw
• spoon
• neck
• nose
• nestle
• knead
• massage
• feel up
• baby
• enfold
• bill
• canoodle
• pamper
• coddle
• dandle
• embrace
• bounce
• indulge
• spoil
• mollycoddle

Phrases Containing pat

• pat on the back

• pat on the back