Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "pet" can be used as noun, verb, adjective, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

animal wild wild animal

Typical Location

house

Capable Of

belong to belong to owner run away spring out of box suffer with illness warm bed for

Coordinate Terms

Dacron PE PEF PETG Terylene

Derived Terms

PETSCII antipet crazy as a pet coon cyberpet digital pet fPET housepet overpet pelfie pet carrier pet cemetery pet cone pet door pet flap pet form pet hate pet hotel pet humanization pet insurance pet lamp-shade pet name pet peeve pet phrase pet play pet rock pet shop pet stain pet store pet tag pet the kitty pet therapy petcare petcock petfluencer petfood pethood petiquette petkeeper petkeeping petkin petless petlike petling petnap petplay petship petsit petsitter pettable petting pettish pocket pet robopet tea pet teacher's pet virtual pet

Etymologically Related To

peat pet lamb petty

Context

biblical genetics geordie organic compound

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

; animal animate being beast brute caress choler creature crossness fauna fondle fretfulness fussiness imaging irritability lover material peevishness petulance plastic polymer sequence tag tomography

Type Of (IsA)

acronym for positron emission tomography animal another word for animal companion irritability

Manner Of

caress

Receives Action

kept in cage

Related Terms

pet coke pet-en-l'air red vet pet

Related Terms

amorously animal animal companion animal friend animal type animals best best friend cat cat dog cats cats dogs companion companionship company creature dacron darling dog dog cat dog house dogs dogs cats domestic domestic animal domesticated domesticated animal excessively family family animal family creature fondle friend general general animals general term generic generic term home home animal house house animal house animals household household animal households houses human human sidekick indulge is one love object peevish people people love pet coke petulance sidekick stroke sulk superior tamed tamed animal term terylene type type animal

Similar Terms

loved

Synonym Network

best loved companion animal darling positron emission tomography

Used For

companionship enjoy life petting

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.