Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb blate

1 sense of blate

Sense 1
bleat, blate, blat, baa -- (cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Antonyms of adj blate

1 sense of blate

Sense 1
bashful, blate -- (disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful))

INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward -- (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline")

Similarity of adj blate

1 sense of blate

Sense 1
bashful, blate -- (disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful))
       => backward (vs. forward) -- ((used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover")