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

Urban legend says that rats outnumber the city’s humans by as many as five to one, but a 2023 study put the number at more like three million, or about one for every three bipeds. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Once the rats settle in, the zoo will eventually begin showing them at the amphitheater, demonstrating their ability to find scents through maze walls. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Once the rats are settled into their new homes, the zoo will eventually begin showing the rats at the amphitheater, demonstrating their ability to find scents through maze walls. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Evidence of this mechanism stretches as far back as 1989, when French metabolic researcher Jean Girard and his colleagues published a paper describing how metformin increased the amount of glucose rats absorbed in their intestines. — Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

But criticism of the outdoor dining arrangements built up, with detractors saying the spots were unsightly, dirty, and harboring rats. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

One replier even proposed taking women to the city dump to shoot rats. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

The cleanup has generated thousands of odor complaints from surrounding neighborhoods and concerns about flies, rats and other pests. — City News Service, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

They have also been cited for rodent and pest control violations connected to the smell, which has brought an influx of rats and flies to surrounding neighborhoods. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026