PADS Synonyms: 240 Similar and Opposite Words

pads 1 of 3

noun

plural of pad

as in notebooks

a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge the waitress keeps a pad in the pocket of her apron to write down orders

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as in beds

a place set aside for sleeping I went back to my pad to get some rest

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as in buffers

something that serves as a protective barrier a pad on the chair to keep it from getting scratched

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as in roofs

the place where one lives welcome to my pad

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pads

2 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pad

as in colors

to add to the interest of by including made-up details the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting

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pads

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pad

as in treads

to go on foot a cat padded silently by

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Recent Examples of pads

Noun

Finally cleared this offseason to fully do so and strapping on the pads again, the last thing the Bengals tight end wanted to hear was that he was being held out of any games, practices or even drills. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The majority of their starters spent the second half conversing with folks in the stands, pads long gone, while Jones took the field for his first snaps as a true freshman. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 In hot mode, the under-eye thermal pads help boost circulation and deliver a relaxing, sensorial experience. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 How can the federal government make better use of existing spaceports in Florida and California, where launch pads are feeling the strain? — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 SUPs are made from thicker material and require much higher pressure, compared to sleeping pads. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 The project involves installing helicopter pads, building water treatment facilities and replacing several miles of pipeline. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Diego Rodriguez’s work uniform as a photographer consists of knee pads, a camera and a lanyard strung with animal call whistles. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Jonas thinks SpaceX needs just eight pads to reach his 2040 forecast. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026 Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book. — Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 Not to say there aren’t some clunkers, most notably a jokey take-me-out-to-the-ballgame baseball number that pads the second act, but the Flaherty-Ahrens score was and is Ragtime‘s signature achievement. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips. — Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 Stanfield is the second new face named this month, after French actor Paul Kircher, as Anderson pads out the ranks of his men’s ambassadors following a rash of appointments on the women’s side. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Noun

The best smart notebooks This smart notebook fits in a pocket, has 48 reusable pages and comes with the Pilot Frixion pen required for note-taking.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Inside, in what is normally a sports hall, hundreds of people are sleeping overnight on trestle beds.

— Emma Burrows, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
While the tents have the most charm, imo—ivory canvas walls, Adirondack chairs on wooden porches, true beds with sheepskin throws and wooden frames—the cabins and suites are unsurprisingly the more comfortable option.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of beds

Noun

Seko is advising shippers to build seven- to 10-day-plus buffers into east China bookings and prepare for potential port omissions, blank sailings and cargo diversions to alternative gateways including Qingdao, Busan and Hong Kong.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
If experimentally realized, programmable delay systems like this could eventually be used to synchronize optical signals, create adjustable delay lines and buffers, reshape optical transmission bands, and perform frequency conversion.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of buffers

Noun

While solar roofs are not new, Hongqi’s approach replaces conventional crystalline silicon cells with thin and flexible perovskite photovoltaic materials.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Green roofs can be expensive to install, and researchers have found that not all plants perform well in those conditions.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of roofs

Verb

That history still colors how the company talks, less like a supplement label and more like a couple of people who have been through it.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
This four-part series was made by people who love Burning Man, which definitely colors the doc — but at least the first episode shows the place off pretty well.

— David Pierce, The Verge, 11 July 2026

Definition of colors

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Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of treads

Noun

In fact, as the world has become increasingly digital — reliant on laptops, tablets and the Notes app — the NFL remains a bastion of old-school note-taking.

— Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Too many kids have their faces in their phones, computers and tablets.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tablets

Noun

Food and drink The inn's lobby doubles as a café that’s open to the public for certain hours of the day—enjoy a coffee and pastry on one of the front porch’s comfortable couches to start the day right.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
For over a year, 50 women slept on bunk beds in an area that’s now a computer/community room decorated with mid-century modern couches and chairs.

— Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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