Synonyms of bum

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adjective

as in poor

of low quality

that was bum advice that you got from that website

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poor
• cheap
• terrible
• rotten
• bad
• inferior
• coarse
• worthless
• miserable
• wretched
• common
• useless
• crappy
• low-rent
• mediocre
• lousy
• low-grade
• junky
• sleazy
• rubbishy
• trashy
• shoddy
• cheesy
• fake
• second-rate
• counterfeit
• execrable
• cheapjack
• gimcrack
• schlock
• trumpery
• cut-rate
• bargain-basement
• valueless
• indifferent
• tawdry
• second-class
• shabby
• seedy
• lackluster
• swank
• gaudy
• showy
• flashy
• garish
• tacky
• meretricious
• el cheapo
• glitzy
• kitsch
• kitschy
• ostentatious
• splashy
• sham
• phony
• brummagem
• ultracheap
• supercheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• fine
• superior
• excellent
• first-class
• high-grade
• handsome
• elegant
• first-rate
• tasteful
• top-notch
• polished
• refined
• handcrafted

bum

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noun (1)

ˈbəm 

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits

I decided to get off my bum and get some exercise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheeks
• seat
• tail
• rump
• butt
• bottom
• fanny
• backside
• buttocks
• posterior
• rear
• behind
• buns
• tush
• booty
• duff
• caboose
• haunches
• rear end
• heinie
• derriere
• tail end
• hams
• nates
• breech
• fundament
• keister
• beam
• can
• stern
• hunkers
• moon

bum

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noun (2)

1

as in hobo

an idle worthless person

if you expect an allowance, you have to do some chores and stop being such a bum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hobo
• beggar
• derelict
• no-account
• good-for-nothing
• dodger
• do-nothing
• slacker
• vagrant
• tramp
• no-good
• no-goodnik
• ne'er-do-well
• drifter
• transient
• panhandler
• vagabond
• urchin
• waif
• shirker
• slouch
• roamer
• loafer
• pauper
• idler
• ragamuffin
• slug
• sundowner
• lazybones
• indigent
• down-and-out
• sluggard
• goldbrick
• drone
• gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• winner

2

as in beggar

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

I feel sorry for bums and occasionally give them money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beggar
• hobo
• tramp
• vagabond
• transient
• vagrant
• swaggie
• swagman
• derelict
• sundowner
• drifter
• bindle stiff
• bummer
• dodger
• panhandler
• mendicant
• roamer
• stiff
• urchin
• shirker
• waif
• slacker
• ragamuffin
• malingerer
• gamine

bum

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verb

as in to lazy

to spend time doing nothing

spent most of the summer just bumming around the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lazy
• lounge
• loaf
• idle
• rest
• laze
• kick back
• relax
• chill
• veg out
• kill time
• goof (off)
• loll
• play
• stroll
• poke
• dawdle
• hang (around or out)
• hack (around)
• muck
• hang about
• monkey
• drone
• dillydally
• mess
• footle
• piddle
• kick around
• fool
• twiddle one's thumbs
• linger
• dally
• trifle
• estivate
• fiddle (around)
• doze
• saunter
• loiter
• potter (around)
• swan
• hibernate
• lag
• putter (around)
• amble
• mosey
• goldbrick
• malinger
• truant
• tarry
• furlough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slave
• work
• plow
• sweat
• hustle
• plug
• labor
• grind
• toil
• plod
• hump
• peg
• apply
• grub
• buckle (down)
• drudge
• travail
• put out
• exert
• moil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bum

Noun

For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026

And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Yet with these new songs out in the world, the three musicians don’t seem particularly bummed not to have their old ones in ready circulation. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Some were drawn first to the language and its interna ideo, only to later realize the travel benefits involved; others had learned the language specifically to bum around. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Phrases Containing bum

• bum (out)