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rat

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rat

1 a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
  • The drug mule refused to turn rat without a guarantee of immunity.
Synonyms of rat

betrayer, informant, informer, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale
Words Related to rat

collaborator

blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker

snoop, snooper, spy

notifier
2 someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
  • On Saturday morning the gym rats were out in full force.
Synonyms of rat

denizen, familiar, frequenter, habitué (also habitue), haunter, regular
Words Related to rat

client, customer, guest, patron

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fancier, fiend, freak, lover, maniac, nut
3 a person whose behavior is offensive to others
  • I'm done hanging around with that rat.
Synonyms of rat

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cur, dog, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, reptile, scum, skunk, slob, snake, stinker, swine, varmint, vermin
Words Related to rat

barbarian, brute, caveman, Neanderthal, savage

loudmouth, vulgarian

lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, roughneck, scab, scamp, scoundrel, villain, wretch

booby, fool, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nut

airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, dolt, dope, dork [slang], goon, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, turkey
Phrases Synonymous with rat

son of a gun
Near Antonyms of rat

hero, heroine, idol, role model

gentleman, lady

angel, saint

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