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Synonyms & Antonyms of rat (on)
1
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities
- how much—or how little—did the fuzz have to pay you to rat on us?
Synonyms for rat (on)
- fink,
- grass (on)
- [British slang],
- inform,
- sing,
- snitch,
- split (on)
- [British],
- squeak,
- squeal,
- talk,
- tell (on)
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2
to leave (a cause or party) often in order to take up another
- many party operatives ratted on the senator's candidacy once her poll numbers started to slip
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“Rat (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rat%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 Jul. 2021.
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