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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There was a better one six minutes later, as the Leeds No 1 had to get down quickly to his left to deny Joshua Zirkzee from 17 yards.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Daisy Sanchez made sure to also give her thanks to the rescue crews who responded to the crash site and had to use ropes to get down the cliff.

— Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of get down

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For these banks, large majorities of their IT budgets are focused on maintaining the status quo, leaving them weighed down by the burden of legacy technology.

— Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The Nasdaq is lower, weighed down by the post-earnings slides in data-storage makers Sandisk and Western Digital .

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of weigh down

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Despite being the wealthiest generation, boomers are still burdened by significant debt.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Unfortunately, Brebner then burdens her with an overwritten internal monologue that would make more sense if Anna’s previous career had been as a Broadway writer.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of burden

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The knob twists and depresses like a button (with programmable options for both a short and long press).

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of depress

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Human rights organizations have released multiple reports alleging Palestinian prisoners are mistreated, tortured and wrongfully detained in Israeli jails.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Working off a few vague details, Bret begins to imagine a link between Robert and a serial killer known as the Trawler, who has been abducting and torturing young women around Los Angeles.

— Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of torture

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Cunningham, who has known Needham for years, said he was saddened to learn of her departure at a time when the hospital is dealing with the serious financial situation of Vista and AHS.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out, was saddened over the death of Garibay and the other victims.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sadden

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