Antonyms for tat

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tat

Phonetic Transcription : tæt

Definition of tat

Origin : 1882, "to do tatting," back-formation from tatting.

As in intertwine/interweave : verb twist around
As in knot : verb weave, complicate

Example sentences :

And they think you are resolved to break theirs: so tit for tat, Miss.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

To his uncomplicated nature the affair was still one of tit for tat.
Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy

The affair now had simmered down to plain temper and tit for tat.
Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin

Well, considering Harrison's qualifications, it might still not be tit for tat.
Extract from : « Citadel » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys

At any rate, he turned to Cæsar, and said slowly, 'Tit for tat.
Extract from : « The Hill » by Horace Annesley Vachell

It would be only tit for tat to break open the safe and get the papers back.
Extract from : « Randy of the River » by Horatio Alger Jr.

After all, I did call you a liar, so we are quits, Biarne—tit for tat.
Extract from : « The Norsemen in the West » by R.M. Ballantyne

And yet hearing the name, he had automatically called it "Tat's."
Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan

And yet the one is as good as the other: pass for pass, tit for tat, a Roland for an Oliver.
Extract from : « The Pocket R.L.S. » by Robert Louis Stevenson

Oich, oich, fat's tat—wha's tat—and what will she pe wantin'?
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2) » by Michael Scott

Synonyms for tat

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