Synonyms of rats

rats 1 of 3

interjection

as in boo

used to express disgust

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yum-yum

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
• betrayers
• tattlers
• stool pigeons
• finks
• tattletales
• whistle-blowers
• narks
• snitchers
• talebearers
• telltales
• deep throats
• gossipers
• gossips
• snoops
• leakers
• rat finks
• snoopers
• blabbermouths
• 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
• habitues
• frequenters
• haunters
• enthusiasts
• addicts
• devotees
• nuts
• bugs
• fanciers
• maniacs
• fanatics
• buffs
• aficionados
• fiends
• freaks
• afficionados

3

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Synonyms & Similar 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)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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