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pads

NOUN

protection

Synonyms

WEAK

buffer cushion filling packing stuffing wad wadding waste

NOUN

tablet of paper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

notebook notepad paper

STRONG

block jotter memorandum parchment quire ream scratch slips

WEAK

scratch pad

NOUN

dwelling, room

Synonyms

STRONG

abode coop crib digs hangout hideout hive house layout lodging quarters residence residency setup

VERB

protect with cushioning

Synonyms

STRONG

cushion fill line pack protect shape stuff

WEAK

fill out

Antonyms

WEAK

simplify uncomplicate

VERB

elaborate, amplify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment embellish fudge inflate overstate

STRONG

bulk embroider enlarge exaggerate expand increase lengthen magnify overdraw protract spin stretch

WEAK

fill out flesh out

Antonyms

STRONG

abbreviate abridge compress curtail decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shorten shrink

WEAK

simplify uncomplicate

VERB

walk quietly; walk ploddingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sneak traipse

STRONG

creep hike march patter pitter-patter plod pussyfoot steal tramp trek trudge

WEAK

go barefoot

Antonyms

STRONG

tiptoe

WEAK

simplify uncomplicate

Example Sentences

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"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

“I want my daughter to live in a country where she’s guaranteed quality healthcare, whether she’s some fancy CEO with shoulder pads, or whether she’s struggling to find work like her father.”

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

He said mats from a nearby store were taped to walls to act as crash pads.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Provided with workbooks, easel pads and Sharpies, they arrived ready to game out responses to some of AI’s biggest risks—to jobs, the economy, political stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

More and more secret communications demanded more one-time pads—and at some point in 1942 or 1943, Soviet cryptographers started making multiple copies of the same pads, to save time.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau