Synonyms of bugs

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noun

plural of bug

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as in suckers

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

a camera bug who loves taking candid shots at fairs and festivals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suckers
• lovers
• fans
• enthusiasts
• buffs
• maniacs
• freaks
• fanatics
• addicts
• nuts
• fiends
• junkies
• devotees
• hounds
• fools
• collectors
• fanciers
• supporters
• aficionados
• admirers
• proponents
• friends
• habitues
• mavens
• habitués
• afficionados
• experts
• heads
• authorities
• mavins
• groupies
• amateurs
• cultists
• connoisseurs
• promoters
• adherents
• exponents
• advocates
• disciples
• zealots
• patrons
• followers
• evangelists
• champions
• dilettantes
• converts
• dilettanti
• votaries
• partisans
• apostles
• backers
• boosters
• partizans
• rooters
• faddists
• hangers-on
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfans
• detractors
• critics
• carpers
• belittlers
• nonadmirers

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as in diseases

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

I can't go to work today because I've caught some bug that's going around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diseases
• illnesses
• ailments
• conditions
• fevers
• ills
• sicknesses
• infections
• disorders
• attacks
• maladies
• complications
• infirmities
• complaints
• ails
• troubles
• plagues
• distempers
• distemperatures
• contagious diseases
• weaknesses
• affections
• contagions
• pests
• malaises
• spells
• debilities
• bouts
• epidemics
• contagia
• pips
• matters
• decrepitudes
• fits
• pestilences

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as in psychopaths

a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind

a bug with a fascination for committing arson

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychopaths
• lunatics
• maniacs
• fools
• nuts
• psychos
• crazies
• sickos
• whackos
• loons
• loonies
• wackos
• head cases
• schizos
• cracks
• nutters
• nutcases
• sickies
• fruitcakes
• psychotics
• characters
• patients
• abnormals
• crackbrains
• paranoids
• deviants
• madmen
• psychoneurotics
• flakes
• madwomen
• schizophrenes
• cases
• neurotics
• schizophrenics
• sociopaths
• oddities
• weirdos
• monomaniacs
• obsessives
• eccentrics
• schizoids
• fantastics
• oddballs
• crackpots
• originals
• manic-depressives
• kooks
• tikes
• screwballs
• codgers
• cranks
• obsessive-compulsives
• quizzes
• tykes
• mythomaniacs
• zanies

bugs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bug

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as in annoys

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoys
• bothers
• irritates
• persecutes
• eats
• aggravates
• gets
• itches
• gripes
• worries
• irks
• plagues
• exasperates
• frosts
• nettles
• ruffles
• angers
• grates
• hacks (off)
• vexes
• burns (up)
• infuriates
• galls
• peeves
• riles
• chafes
• wears on
• teases
• spites
• gets to
• piques
• insults
• rubs the wrong way
• narks
• nags
• rasps
• upsets
• sticks in one's craw
• puts out
• provokes
• hassles
• sets one's teeth on edge
• gets on one's nerves
• gets one's goat
• harasses
• offends
• badgers
• devils
• outrages
• enrages
• discomforts
• baits
• pesters
• enflames
• distresses
• inflames
• rouses
• harries
• unsettles
• heckles
• affronts
• antagonizes
• freaks (out)
• disquiets
• rankles
• bullyrags
• agitates
• maddens
• ballyrags
• discomposes
• unhinges
• exercises
• incenses
• perturbs
• roils
• hagrides
• undoes
• frets
• miffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• pleases
• obliges
• contents
• satisfies
• appeases
• gratifies
• placates
• cheers
• propitiates
• comforts
• pacifies
• assures
• mollifies
• gladdens
• consoles
• conciliates
• reassures
• soothes
• quiets
• solaces

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as in bothers

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation

I hate to bug you, but could you help me move this table?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bothers
• worries
• disturbs
• troubles
• annoys
• pesters
• intrudes (upon)
• torments
• harasses
• inconveniences
• provokes
• irritates
• chivvies
• plagues
• chivies
• angers
• dogs
• irks
• devils
• exasperates
• aggravates
• hassles
• distresses
• gnaws
• nettles
• vexes
• bedevils
• outrages
• invades
• galls
• frets
• besets
• grates
• riles
• chafes
• persecutes
• rankles
• afflicts
• peeves
• gets
• duns
• piques
• infuriates
• besieges
• roils
• enflames
• rasps
• antagonizes
• enrages
• inflames
• beleaguers
• puts out
• trespasses
• incenses
• perturbs
• encroaches
• maddens
• cuts in (on)
• agitates
• obtrudes
• infringes
• butts in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaves
• ignores
• forgets
• disregards
• delights
• contents
• pleases
• obliges
• slights
• satisfies
• disarms
• comforts
• gratifies
• appeases
• consoles
• placates
• gladdens
• mollifies
• conciliates