Synonyms of bunk

bunk 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈbəŋk 

as in bed

a place set aside for sleeping

crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bed
• couch
• mattress
• sofa
• sack
• doss
• rack
• hay
• crib
• kip
• futon
• pad
• pallet
• lair
• bedstead
• hammock
• daybed
• cot
• bunk bed
• sofa bed
• studio couch
• water bed
• cradle
• trundle bed
• feather bed
• bassinet
• four-poster
• Murphy bed
• shakedown
• sleigh bed
• carry-cot

bunk

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noun (2)

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

the idea that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon is pure bunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• garbage
• nuts
• rubbish
• stupidity
• drool
• silliness
• blah
• jazz
• bunkum
• trash
• muck
• boloney
• balderdash
• bilge
• beans
• buncombe
• baloney
• crock
• claptrap
• hogwash
• twaddle
• rot
• foolishness
• craziness
• fudge
• hokum
• tarradiddle
• malarky
• flapdoodle
• fiddle
• trumpery
• poppycock
• hooey
• tosh
• blatherskite
• punk
• insanity
• guff
• malarkey
• folderol
• humbuggery
• blither
• bull
• codswallop
• falderal
• tommyrot
• piffle
• drivel
• applesauce
• blather
• madness
• horsefeathers
• taradiddle
• bosh
• blah-blah
• flannel
• fiddlesticks
• fiddle-faddle
• absurdity
• folly
• blarney
• moonshine
• hokeypokey
• nerts
• crapola
• humbug
• hoodoo
• absurdness
• idiocy
• senselessness
• slush
• gas
• foolery
• inaneness
• inanity
• kookiness
• greek
• rigamarole
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• lunacy
• fatuity
• monkey business
• asininity
• hot air
• rigmarole
• witlessness
• hocus-pocus
• shenanigan(s)
• monkeyshine(s)
• hoity-toity
• double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• reasonability
• sensibleness
• judgment
• judgement
• levelheadedness
• wisdom
• discernment

bunk

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noun (3)

British

as in escape

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement

he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flight
• rout
• getaway
• breakout
• lam
• slip
• break
• rescue
• liberation
• salvation
• redemption
• release
• close call
• deliverance
• jailbreak
• close shave
• near miss

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confinement
• imprisonment
• incarceration
• captivity
• custody
• holding
• retention
• detention
• risk
• hold
• internment
• trouble
• immurement
• hazard
• jeopardy
• peril
• endangerment
• imperilment

bunk

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verb

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

bunked the guest in the spare room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• room
• accommodate
• camp
• lodge
• shelter
• roof
• board
• chamber
• quarter
• billet
• harbor
• tent
• home
• domicile
• bivouac
• bestow
• take in
• encamp
• stable
• shed
• secure
• put up
• roost
• barrack
• bed (down)
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bunk

Noun

But there’s a catch: bunks can only be reserved for a four hour stretch. —Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

While kids will love the deluxe king bunk room, there are a variety of spacious accommodations for families. —Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025

Verb

On one expedition, for instance, a three-person team bunked on the Ekström Ice Shelf in Antarctica for a stunning 274 days, recording the struggles and successes of 20,000 emperor penguins. —Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

And because no Golden Girls-style comedy wouldn’t be complete without a Sophia, the boys are also bunking with Bunny’s mother Sybil (the late, great Linda Lavin). —Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025