as in to get down
to make sad
that sort of news really bums me out
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum (out)
Verb
-
What exactly happens after the Sistine Chapel doors close and the highest-ranking members of church leadership get down to the business of electing the next Bishop of Rome?—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025 -
After clinching the victory alongside his teammates, Juda got down on one knee at the school's Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and asked Guggino — a fellow gymnast — to marry him.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
This way, employees aren’t weighed down by tasks that likely won’t contribute significant value to the company or are more focused on hours worked than actual results.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
-
Materials were weighed down by Eastman Chemical, which fell 6%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Compliance, for one, poses a significant hurdle, specifically for healthcare organizations already burdened by tight margins and complex operational terrains.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
-
But lower courts declined to put the county’s policy on hold as the case proceeded, saying the plaintiffs didn’t show their religious exercise was substantially burdened.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
More than 1 in 8 people ages 12 and up in the US have been depressed in recent years, according to data published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
-
In basic economics, a surplus of labor supply can depress wages.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Kelley added that she was not troubled by Fellers and Foote’s opinions on trans athletes but was concerned about protecting an individual student from being the sole subject of a protest.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
-
The report said he was troubled by the way the bond market was acting.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
According to Breen’s brother-in-law, Corey Feist, many people worried that any move to take care of their mental health could affect their jobs.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
-
Moran worries that Alvarado, a diabetic breast cancer survivor who suffers from high blood pressure and needs to eat and drink frequently, will have poor access to her medication in detention — or after deportation.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
The Court's ruling requires DHS to provide basic procedural protections so that persons are not secretly removed to a country where they may be persecuted or tortured.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
-
Michael Sang Correa was charged with torturing five men believed to be opponents of Yahya Jammeh following an unsuccessful plot to remove him from power in 2006.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Read the full statement from Nicky Katt’s sister here: Personal Statement on the Loss of My Brother I am deeply saddened that the details of my brother’s passing were made public without my consent at a time when our family was still trying to process the shock and grief of his loss.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
-
School principal Robert Garcia said in a statement to community members that he is saddened about the teen’s death.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Bum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share