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Synonyms for pat

  • noun

Most common

slap clap dab thwack

All synonyms

Noun

1. Dab

dab, tap, slap, clap, blow, hit, thwack, stroke

Other

rap, pet

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.

    We heard a pat on the door.

Related words

Word family
patter patness
Phrases
stand pat cow pat down pat off pat pat-down

Forms

Plural
pats → dabs, taps, slaps, claps…

Example sentences

  • slap For Markku Liisa's comment was a slap in the face.
  • clap If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
  • dab Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
patsteady
slaprising
claprising
dabrising
thwackrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hit1, pet1, tap1, rap1, dab1
4 letters
blow1, slap1, clap1
6 letters
stroke1, thwack

In other languages

Français
tape
Italiano
ceffone
Español
bofetada