Synonyms for rut
rʌtrut

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1. rutnoun

   a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

   Synonyms:
   heat, estrus, oestrus, groove

2. rut, groovenoun

   a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

   "they fell into a conversational rut"

   Synonyms:
   heat, estrus, rut, vallecula, channel, oestrus, groove

3. estrus, oestrus, heat, rutverb

   applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

   Synonyms:
   oestrus, hotness, genus Oestrus, heat, heating, heating system, heating plant, heat energy, groove, warmth, passion, rut, high temperature, estrus

4. rutverb

   be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals

   Synonyms:
   furrow, groove

5. furrow, rut, grooveverb

   hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

   "furrow soil"

   Synonyms:
   crease, chase, groove, wrinkle, furrow, rut, chamfer

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1. • Be
   • Dig
   • Groove
   • Routine

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1. rutnoun

   Synonyms:
   track of a wheel

2. rutnoun

   Synonyms:
   rote (of the sea)

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1. rutnoun

   Synonyms:
   groove, roaring (of waves), rote

2. rutnoun

   Synonyms:
   œstrus, heat, œstruation

   Associated words:
   œstrual

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1. List of paraphrases for "rut":

   rutting, estrus, routine, impasse, deadlock, quagmire, stalemate

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1. Mike DelPrete:

   Rich Barton has a strong track record in the' disruptive' space, before Rich Barton came back as Zillow CEO, Zillow was in a bit of a rut with investors. It makes sense to have a changing of the guard if the business is going to pivot.

2. Laurence J. Peter:

   A rut is a grave with the ends knocked out.

3. Karen Ward:

   Oil is a game-changer, as inflation picks up the fear of getting into a Japan-style deflation rut will recede. But underlying growth is still fairly subdued so this rise in oil price won't be leading to any rampant inflationary pressure.

4. John Dewey:

   The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a pet notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

5. Abraham Mosley:

   I'm happy with the start, in order to walk a mile, you've got to take that first step. We've been in a rut for a long time.