rad

adjective
UK: /ræd/
US: /ræd/

  1. Excellent or wonderful.

    1. That new song is totally rad.
    2. My friend said that the party was rad, and I wish I hadn't missed it.

Synonyms

wonderful excellent cool
rad noun

  1. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.

    1. The patient received a dose of 5 rads during the procedure.
    2. Exposure to more than 100 rad of radiation can cause serious health problems.
rad abbreviation

  1. As an abbreviation of 'radical'.

    1. Let's take a rad approach to solving this problem.
    2. The rad changes he proposed sparked intense debate among the committee members.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "rad" is /ræd/ in British English and /ræd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "rad": wonderful, excellent, cool.

Example usage of "rad": "That new song is totally rad.". More examples on the page.