BUM (OUT) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

bum (out)

verb

Definition of bum (out)

as in to get down

to make sad that sort of news really bums me out

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Verb

However, while Flick and his team relished getting down to work, some within the squad joked about the lack of entertainment — beyond snooker and table tennis.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
According to a local news account by NBC’s 12 News station in Phoenix, Keane needed help from the Phoenix Fire Department to get down a narrow path on Mummy Mountain, near his childhood home in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of get down

Verb

On the data front, job openings dropped ⁠in June, weighed down by a sharp decline in the healthcare and social assistance sector, but a rise in hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market remained stable.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
Investor anxiety around capital expenditures and sluggish return on massive spending had weighed down tech stocks in recent weeks before markets staged a rally on Tuesday.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of weigh down

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Where The Algorithm Fails My primary focus today is healthcare operations, an industry historically burdened by manual labor, convoluted billing systems and razor-thin margins.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Younger people are similarly cost-burdened, including 37% of those age 25 to 34 and 31% of those 35 to 44, the Joint Center has reported.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of burden

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But that’s forcing them to wrestle with the idea that any action taken by a party is illegitimate, anti-democratic rigging — something the other team can use to depress the base.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Also helping is Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve head, who is working to get our central bank focused on currency stability as the way to fight inflation, rather than depressing economic activity.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of depress

Verb

Survivors have expressed frustration and worry over growing support for the possession of nuclear weapons for deterrence by the international community, including Japan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might be a danger to her children or to herself.

— Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of worry

Verb

On his latest Hyperdub release, the Japanese producer born Takahide Higuchi sings more than on previous records but tortures his voice through a gauntlet of pitch-shifter effects.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Just as Lauren warned Porsha to be careful fighting with Shamea because Shamea knows exactly how to rile her up, Porsha knows how to play the perfect mind game to torture her ex bestie.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of torture

Verb

But French is saddened to see how views on immigrants have evolved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
But this past summer, that itch has felt more like a siren’s call as, like many outdoors lovers, I’ve been saddened by reports of serious overcrowding at one of America’s crown jewels.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of sadden

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bum (out)

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