Synonyms of ratting (on)

ratting (on)

verb

present participle of rat (on)

1

as in telling (on)

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 & Similar Words

• telling (on)
• talking
• splitting (on)
• grassing (on)
• informing
• dropping a dime (on)
• selling (out)
• squeaking
• turning in
• snitching
• giving away
• singing
• squealing
• finking
• tipping (off)
• betraying
• crossing
• tattling
• backstabbing
• blabbing
• double-crossing
• two-timing

2

as in deserting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserting
• defecting (from)
• going back on
• running out on
• jumping ship
• walking out on
• rejecting
• abandoning
• cutting off
• leaving
• withdrawing
• renouncing
• forsaking
• abdicating
• spurning
• repudiating
• disowning
• abjuring
• quitting
• departing
• going
• reneging
• apostatizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clinging (to)
• adhering (to)
• sticking (to or with)
• fostering
• cultivating
• cherishing