1. (noun)pet a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement Synonyms: favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, dearie, favorite, deary, darling Antonyms: unloved
2. (noun)darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky a special loved one Synonyms: positron emission tomography, pet, deary, favorite, darling, dearie, ducky, front-runner, favourite Antonyms: unloved
3. (noun)pet a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) Synonyms: favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, dearie, favorite, deary, darling Antonyms: unloved
4. (adj)positron emission tomography, PET using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) Synonyms: favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, favorite, dearie, deary, darling Antonyms: unloved
5. (verb)favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent preferred above all others and treated with partiality Antonyms: unloved
6. (verb)pet stroke or caress gently Antonyms: unloved
7. (verb)pet stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking Antonyms: unloved
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'PET'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. PET To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle. A visitor caresses a friend's child; a mother fondles her babe. Fondling is always by touch; caressing Synonyms: caress, coddle, embrace, fondle, pamper, court, flatter, kiss, pet