PHAT Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

phat

adjective

ˈfat

Definition of phat

slang

as in awesome

of the very best kind fans agree that the rapper's latest CD is totally phat

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Recent Examples of phat In pop culture, psychedelia is a Day-Glo tapestry of mandalas, black-light inks, tie-dye, and phat pants embossed with lime-green alien heads. — Wired, 28 July 2022 The brown Docs, with their phat-with-aph soles and telltale yellow AirWair tag at the ankle, were comparatively attainable. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2021 Mother’s Grille offers an extensive menu featuring food made from scratch, and specializing in phat crab cakes, juicy steaks, fresh fish, 15 flavors of wings, 20 types of burgers, and Pop Pop’s Ice Cream, made in-house with love! — baltimoresun.com, 28 June 2021 His surf ranch, to be constructed near Jupiter Farms, will consist of a 2,000-foot-long artificial lake that will generate phat tubes perfectly suited for shacking. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2017 Tune in Monday when Judd drops more phat rhymes from the world of puzzlecore. — Garth Sundem, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2012

Recent Examples of Synonyms for phat

Adjective

Quarterback Bear Bachmeier was awesome as a true freshman last year and can be the type of player to take the Cougars to the next level.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
And to have everything that happened in between was awesome, too.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of awesome

Adjective

Fjord, Cristian Mungiu’s legal thriller starring podcast favorite Renate Reinsve and Sebastian Stan; Hope, an action film starring Squid Game breakout Hoyeon; and Gentle Monster, led by an excellent Léa Seydoux.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Servite 0-1 (62) The Friars lost to an excellent Centennial of Corona team, 41-21, in Rick Garretson’s first game as Servite’s head coach.

— Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of excellent

Adjective

The First Miami Presbyterian Church, home to the city’s oldest congregation, sits on a prime slice of waterfront real estate in Brickell.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The entire hardware system has obtained prime-level safety certification from TÜV.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of prime

Adjective

Rivera-Vega is suspected of setting the fire and also had been charged with arson causing great bodiliy injury before the woman died.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Starting the election calendar in South Carolina is intended in part to give Black voters a greater voice at the outset of the nominating process.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026