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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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He is also loyal and refuses to rat on someone who can prove his innocence.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

In an interview in 2000, he remembered cornering a large rat on the staircase of his communal apartment block.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024

The poster showed a rat on its haunches, standing in the shadow of a giant version of itself.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2022

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

From Science Magazine • Mar. 23, 2022

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