I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.
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Pet
/pɛt/
Synonyms for "pet" (176 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (52)
Related words (88)
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Show 43 more words
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Noun(17 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: companion animal, darling, favorite, address, admired.
- Sentence evidence is available for pet, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, wordnet, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pet".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pet"
Keep "pet" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "pet" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "pet", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pet" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
More specific
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
10 entrieshousehold petpet carepet foodpet hairpet namepet ownerpet projectpet shoppet storepet theory
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
177 translations across 65 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- troeteldier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Albanian
2 entries- kafshë shtëpie noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- manar noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Arabic
2 entries- حَيَوَان أَلِيف noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- حَيَوَان مَنْزَلِيّ noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Belarusian
4 entries- гадава́нец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- жывёла-кампаньён noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- любі́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- сво́йскі гадава́нец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Bulgarian
4 entries- дома́шен люби́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- пито́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- галя verb (fondle (an animal))
- милвам verb (fondle (an animal))
Catalan
4 entries- animal de companyia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- mascota noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- amanyagar verb (fondle (an animal))
- fer moixaines verb (fondle (an animal))
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 寵物 /宠物 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- 撫摸 /抚摸 verb (fondle (an animal))
Czech
4 entries- domácí mazlíček noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- domácí zvíře noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- hladit verb (fondle (an animal))
- pohladit verb (fondle (an animal))
Danish
2 entries- kæledyr noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- kæle verb (fondle (an animal))
Dutch
3 entries- huisdier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- troeteldier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- aaien verb (fondle (an animal))
Esperanto
4 entries- dombesto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- dorlotbesto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- hejmbesto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- karesi verb (fondle (an animal))
Estonian
1 entries- lemmikloom noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Finnish
3 entries- lemmikki noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- lemmikkieläin noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- silittää verb (fondle (an animal))
French
4 entries- animal de compagnie noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal domestique noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal familier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- caresser verb (fondle (an animal))
Galician
4 entries- animal de compaña noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal de compañía noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal doméstico noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- mascota noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Georgian
2 entries- მოშინაურებული ცხოველი noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- შინაური ცხოველი noun (an animal kept as a companion)
German
4 entries- Haustier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- Heimtier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- Lieblingstier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- Stubentier noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Greek
1 entries- κατοικίδιο noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Hebrew
2 entries- חיית מחמד \ חַיַּת מַחְמָד noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- ליטף verb (fondle (an animal))
Hindi
1 entries- पालतू पशु noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Hungarian
4 entries- házi kedvenc noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- háziállat noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- kedvenc noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- kis kedvenc noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Icelandic
1 entries- gæludýr noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Indonesian
1 entries- hewan peliharaan noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Ingrian
2 entries- ellään noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- lakoittaa verb (fondle (an animal))
Irish
3 entries- peata noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- déan peataireacht verb (fondle (an animal))
- muirnigh verb (fondle (an animal))
Italian
4 entries- animale d'affezione noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animale da compagnia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animale domestico noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- accarezzare verb (fondle (an animal))
Japanese
3 entries- ペット noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- 愛玩動物 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- 撫でる verb (fondle (an animal))
Khmer
1 entries- សត្វចិញ្ចឹម noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Korean
3 entries- 반려동물 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- 애완동물 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- 펫 noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Lao
1 entries- ສັດລ້ຽງ noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Latin
3 entries- animal domesticum noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal familiāre noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal mānsuētum noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Latvian
1 entries- mājdzīvnieks noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Lithuanian
1 entries- augintinis noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Macedonian
4 entries- домашен миленик noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- домашно милениче noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- гали verb (fondle (an animal))
- милува verb (fondle (an animal))
Malay
2 entries- binatang manja noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- haiwan peliharaan noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Mongolian
1 entries- тэжээвэр амьтан noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Māori
4 entries- maimoa noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- mōkai noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- hokomirimiri verb (fondle (an animal))
- mirimiri verb (fondle (an animal))
Navajo
1 entries- łį́į́ʼ noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Northwestern Ojibwa
1 entries- bami'aagaans noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Norwegian
1 entries- kjæle verb (fondle (an animal))
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kjæledyr noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kjæledyr noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- любимец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Persian
2 entries- حیوان خانگی noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- خانگی noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Hustia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Polish
2 entries- zwierzę domowe noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- głaskać verb (fondle (an animal))
Portuguese
4 entries- animal de companhia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal de estimação noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal doméstico noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- pet noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Romanian
2 entries- animal de companie noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- mângâia verb (fondle (an animal))
Russian
4 entries- дома́шнее живо́тное noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- живо́тное-компаньо́н noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- люби́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- пито́мец noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Sardinian
4 entries- animale ammasedadu noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animale de cumpagnia noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animale de domo noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animale masedu noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ljubimac noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- mezimac noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- мезимац noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- љубимац noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Slovak
1 entries- domáce zviera noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Slovene
2 entries- domača žival noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- hišni ljubljenček noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Spanish
4 entries- animal acompañador noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal acompañante noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal de compaña noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- animal de compañía noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Swahili
1 entries- mnyama wa nyumbani noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Swedish
4 entries- husdjur noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- keldjur noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- sällskapsdjur noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- klappa verb (fondle (an animal))
Tamil
2 entries- செல்லப்பிராணி noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- வளர்ப்பு விலங்கு noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Thai
1 entries- สัตว์เลี้ยง noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Turkish
2 entries- evcil hayvan noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- sevmek verb (fondle (an animal))
Turkmen
1 entries- öý haýwanlary noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Ukrainian
4 entries- вихова́нець noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- дома́шня твари́на noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- пито́мець noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- сві́йська твари́на noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Vietnamese
2 entries- thú cưng noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- vật cưng noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Volapük
1 entries- nimül noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Welsh
3 entries- anifail anwes noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- anwylo verb (fondle (an animal))
- mwytho verb (fondle (an animal))
Zulu
3 entries- isilwane sasekhaya noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- ukunto noun (an animal kept as a companion)
- ukuntoko noun (an animal kept as a companion)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
Being in a room full of smokers is my pet peeve.
Source: tatoeba (19928)
We keep a collie as a pet.
Source: tatoeba (23581)
How often is it necessary to feed your pet?
Source: tatoeba (24668)
Showing 4 of 36 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pet"?
Closest matches include companion animal, darling, favorite, address, admired.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pet"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.