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rat on

VERB
betray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reveal
STRONG
disclose evince inform manifest show sing snitch spill squeal stool tattle tell uncover unmask
WEAK
blurt out dime fink on give away lay bare let slip make known tell on turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal cover hide withhold
WEAK
be faithful be loyal be quiet defend keep secret protect support
VERB
confess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge assert blurt out concede confide declare disclose divulge profess prove recognize relate reveal
STRONG
affirm allow attest aver avow blow chirp evince finger fink grant leak manifest narrate own post sing snitch squeal unload vent
WEAK
clue in come clean come out dump on humble oneself let on level with make clean breast of open one's heart own up sound off spill the beans spit out tip hand weasel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal contradict deny disavow hide keep refuse reject repudiate secrete suppress
STRONG
condemn veto withhold
WEAK
disown mask
VERB
sell/sell out
Synonyms
WEAK
beguile break faith bunk cross deceive deliver up delude disappoint double-cross fail four-flush give away give up mislead play false sell down the river stab in the back surrender take in violate
Antonyms
WEAK
guard protect
VERB
snitch
Synonyms
STRONG
betray blab confess leak squeal tattle tell tip
WEAK
give away tell on turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide
VERB
squeal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
squawk
STRONG
betray blab complain protest sing snitch talk tattle tattletale tell
WEAK
sell down the river
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal

Example Sentences

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Yet he also refuses to identify someone who can prove his innocence because he does not rat on people, and, he insists, he is innocent of the killings.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

Santer says his son felt unsafe at home after someone left a dead rat on his doorstep.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 23, 2022

The woman in this shot was called Miriam, and the rat on her shoulder is called Bestia.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2019

Simone Stapley was bitten on the finger by her rat on 3 November 2018.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2019

I could see something was wrong, and whatever it was, was a whole lot bigger than having your friend rat on you to your teacher.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe