Synonyms of rats

rats 1 of 3

interjection

ˈrats 

as in boo

used to express disgust

rats, I can't believe anyone would say such a hateful thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boo
• ugh
• pooh
• yuck
• yech
• phooey
• phew
• faugh
• ah
• tush
• fie
• woe
• bah
• humph
• sheesh
• pish
• tut
• pshaw
• tut-tut
• alack
• alas

rats

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noun

plural of rat

1

as in informants

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing

the drug mule refused to turn rat without a guarantee of immunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informants
• informers
• canaries
• collaborators
• spies
• snitches
• stoolies
• squealers
• tattlers
• betrayers
• stool pigeons
• finks
• tattletales
• snitchers
• narks
• deep throats
• rat finks
• talebearers
• telltales
• whistleblowers
• gossipers
• gossips
• snoops
• leakers
• blabbermouths
• snoopers
• blabbers
• notifiers

2

as in lovers

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place

on Friday night the mall rats were out in full force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lovers
• fans
• denizens
• guests
• patrons
• familiars
• regulars
• customers
• clients
• habitués
• frequenters
• haunters
• enthusiasts
• addicts
• devotees
• nuts
• bugs
• fanciers
• maniacs
• fanatics
• buffs
• aficionados
• fiends
• freaks

3

as in bastards

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

no one can understand what she finds appealing in a rat like him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastards
• dogs
• jerks
• clowns
• skunks
• vermin
• snakes
• toads
• creeps
• reptiles
• jokers
• idiots
• buggers
• morons
• brutes
• varmints
• swine
• beasts
• rotters
• louses
• finks
• heels
• brats
• cads
• pills
• scumbags
• blighters
• bounders
• villains
• cretins
• stinkers
• dirtbags
• slimes
• scums
• boors
• buzzards
• louts
• schmucks
• bleeders
• curs
• sons of guns
• hounds
• barbarians
• fools
• sods
• nuisances
• slimeballs
• scuzzballs
• savages
• stinkards
• crumbs
• cruds
• churls
• so-and-sos
• slobs
• chuffs
• sleazeballs
• rat finks
• sleazebags
• sleazes
• nerds
• wretches
• nuts
• scoundrels
• cavemen
• scabs
• rascals
• lowlifes
• vulgarians
• loudmouths
• rogues
• Neanderthals
• imbeciles
• dopes
• miscreants
• roughnecks
• dolts
• goons
• blockheads
• scamps
• boobies
• pests
• ninnies
• turkeys
• airheads
• nincompoops
• snobs
• jackasses
• snots
• dinks
• nitwits
• schmoes
• dweebs
• dorks
• doofuses
• nits
• snips
• birdbrains
• half-wits
• insolents
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• idols
• role models
• heroines
• saints
• angels

rats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rat

as in leaks

Related Words

• leaks
• tips (off)
• warns
• informs
• squeals
• gives away
• exposes
• spills
• reveals
• whispers
• talks
• betrays
• tattles
• tells
• broadcasts
• proclaims
• declares
• announces
• imparts
• says
• blabs
• publishes
• communicates
• discloses
• breathes
• yields
• confirms
• accepts
• owns (up to)
• recognizes
• divulges
• wises (up)
• affirms
• breaks
• grants
• unveils
• professes
• disburdens
• confesses
• agrees
• admits
• acknowledges
• allows
• unloads
• avows
• unburdens
• concedes
• fesses (up)

Dissimilar Words

• denies
• disputes
• contradicts
• kids (oneself)
• rejects
• negatives
• hides
• negates
• disallows
• disavows
• refutes
• covers (up)
• disclaims
• repudiates
• conceals
• obscures
• disowns
• rebuts
• veils
• gainsays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rats

Noun

The rock kids, the funk kids, the disco-ers, the club rats are all fleetingly conjoined by one pair of highly attuned ears loitering on the streets. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Moore begins with a whisper and builds to a roar as Mona improvises a manic rant that involves rats and the plague. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Like public jurisdictions, Hadder sees data gathering as the first step in fighting back against the rats. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

For the active man Serious gym rats have the chance to restock their active closets with hot Labor Day deals from bestselling brands like Under Armour, Nike, adidas and more. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Some detest the compost odor; others say decaying food attracts rats. — Emily Staunton, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

There were swarms of flies and numerous rats at, near or on the bodies. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

But human colonization several hundred years ago introduced predators such as cats and rats that wiped out most of the kakapo. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

From leopards and zebras to rats and snakes, a large population of the animal kingdom has been represented on the retro basketball sneaker. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026