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Synonyms for rat out

  • verb

Most common

finger drop a nickel canary snitch dob tattle

All synonyms

Verb

finger, drop a nickel, canary, snitch, dob, tattle

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).

    Don't you dare rat me out or I'll kill you!

Related words

Is a kind of
accuse betray divulge expose

Example sentences

  • finger You want to have a finger in every pie, don't you?
  • canary I still have many friends from the Canary Islands.
  • snitch Flavio warned Rima not to snitch on him.
  • tattle I've got no respect for finks, snitches, or tattle-tales.

By length

3 letters
dob1
6 letters
finger2, canary3, snitch1, tattle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (finger2 = 2 syllables).