BABBITTS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

Babbitts

noun

plural of Babbitt

as in boors

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Noun

We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of boors

Noun

That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026

Definition of jerks

Noun

Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of clowns

Noun

As the temperature creeps into the upper 50s and 60s, the body has a tougher time supplying blood to muscles while also keeping the body cool.

— Scott McFetridge, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Edging When lawn grass creeps into flower beds, a deep, crisp edge helps, according to Ulanoski.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of creeps

Noun

Bullock finished off her look with black strappy sandal heels and Jessica McCormack pendant necklaces.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
The steward of this American treasure since the patriarch died in 2013, Jeanie Buss dug in her Christian Louboutin heels in a fight to keep her family in the hierarchy of the purple and gold.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of heels

Noun

One of the earliest signs that the new Supergirl will be an uninspired slog is the overload of blobby alien dirtbags, grotesque creatures that look like they were refused admission to the Mos Eisley Cantina in the original Star Wars movie.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
Because right now, being loudmouth dirtbags might just be the only thing this team has going for it.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of dirtbags

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