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
• tramp
• vagrant
• 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
• rest
• idle
• chill
• laze
• stroll
• kick back
• relax
• veg out
• play
• kill time
• goof (off)
• loll
• poke
• dawdle
• muck
• hang (around or out)
• hack (around)
• hang about
• monkey
• drone
• mess
• dillydally
• footle
• piddle
• kick around
• linger
• fool
• twiddle one's thumbs
• 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

The Kings will inevitably be criticized for making a series of bad decisions and bum deals while Fox, Barnes and Brown grace the game’s grandest stage a year after being cast off under questionable circumstances. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026

In addition to being shown on the broadcast, the moment, which saw the fan's pants completely fall down and bare their bum, was seemingly blasted on the JumboTron inside the stadium based on the crowd's unanimous gasp in reaction to the full moon display from the fan. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026

Verb

Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 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)