Synonyms for pet
pɛtpet

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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 may be also by words, or other tender and pleasing attentions.

   See synonyms for AFFRONT.

   Synonyms:
   caress, coddle, court, embrace, flatter, fondle, kiss, pamper

   Preposition:
   Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.

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1. petnoun

   Synonyms:
   darling, fondling, favorite, cosset, jewel, minion, idol

   Antonyms:
   horror, bugbear, aversion, scarecrow

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1. petnoun

   a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

   Synonyms:
   favourite, ducky, positron emission tomography, dearie, favorite, deary, darling

   Antonyms:
   unloved

2. darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, duckynoun

   a special loved one

   Synonyms:
   positron emission tomography, deary, favorite, darling, dearie, ducky, front-runner, favourite

   Antonyms:
   unloved

3. petnoun

   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. positron emission tomography, PETadjective

   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. favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferentverb

   preferred above all others and treated with partiality

   "the favored child"

   Antonyms:
   unloved

6. petverb

   stroke or caress gently

   "pet the lamb"

   Antonyms:
   unloved

7. petverb

   stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

   Antonyms:
   unloved

Matched Categories

1. • Animal
   • Caress
   • Irritability

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1. friend

   why i say pet is a friend is because they are our everyday companion in whatever little things we do at home which involves fun and out door activities.

   example. fetch a ball when playing soccer or tennis

   Submitted by christinemariye60 on April 13, 2019  

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1. petnoun

   Synonyms:
   fondling, darling, favorite

2. petnoun

   Synonyms:
   MIFF, angry mood, fit of peevishness

3. petadjective

   Synonyms:
   favorite, especially liked

4. petverb

   Synonyms:
   fondle, indulge, caress, make much of

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1. petadjective

   Synonyms:
   favorite, petted, cade

2. petnoun

   Synonyms:
   fondling, darling, favorite, cosset, tiff

3. petverb

   Synonyms:
   humor, coddle, fondle, cosset, caress, indulge

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1. List of paraphrases for "pet":

   tep, pets, animal, fart, toe, caress, favourite

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1. PET

   Synonyms:
   PET scan, positron emission transaxial tomography Imaging

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How to use pet in a sentence?

1. Konrad Lorenz:

   It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.

2. Kate Jaffe:

   As people are a little travel-deprived, they're looking to pet names as a way to remember some of the things they miss, and when we give our pets a name inspired by our favorite food or our favorite travel destination, it's a way for us to kind of live that fantasy.

3. Tina Reddington:

   We do our best to help support them with resources, such as [giving them] free pet food and litter, to help keep cats in their homes.

4. Carmela Stamper:

   Giving your dog a bone treat might lead to an unexpected trip to your veterinarian, a possible emergency surgery, or even death for your pet.

5. Scott Barton:

   The zoos CEO, Scott Barton, had said they wereworking with local veterinary hospitals and pet stores, in addition the police, for help in retrievingthe birds. We are appealing to anyone in the community to provide any information that would result in the safe return of these two beloved animals.