bummed

verb

Definition of bummednext
past tense of bum
as in lazied
to spend time doing nothing spent most of the summer just bumming around the house

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Recent Examples of bummed I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026 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 Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome. — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026 Headed to the mountains for the holidays and bummed about the slow progression of the snowpack? — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was bummed out by Tech’s decision. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummed
  1. dawdled
  2. relaxed
  3. chilled
  4. lazed
  5. rested
  6. messed
  7. played
  8. idled
Verb
  • But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
    — Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of dawdled
Verb
  • With other restrictions on political freedom relaxed, the DP quickly positioned itself as the CHP’s main rival.
    — Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Direct flights have resumed between India and China, a few old Silk Road trade routes have opened, and in March India relaxed rules around investment from Beijing.
    — Evelyn Cheng,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of relaxed
Verb
  • When your drink is halfway done, a server will swap out your glass for a fresh one chilled to 5 degrees.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Both mirrors are kept cold, chilled to about 19 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 degrees Celsius), to prevent heat from the telescope itself from interfering with observations, according to NASA.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of chilled
Verb
  • The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of lazed
Verb
  • McGowan remembers one visit when Pearl gently rested her head in a woman’s lap at a senior facility and kept returning to her throughout the visit.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Trying to take the lead in the eighth inning, especially with closer Josh Hader rested and looming to pitch the ninth, seemed prudent.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • In Argentina, however, the Barras bravas remain a muscular, not-to-be-messed-with presence.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The May 23 rainout in New York that messed with their vibe.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Definition of messed
Verb
  • Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The 25-year-old was often rotated and played only 2,623 minutes across Ligue 1 and the Champions League but still managed 18 goals and 10 assists.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sabalenka held and then played one of her best games of the match, breaking at love to tie it at 4-all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of played
Verb
  • And Mersan & Tümkalıp, another machinery purveyor, is reputedly negotiating assistance deals to retroactively modernize damaged production lines that idled during the war years.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When a power outage knocked out a third of San Francisco’s traffic lights last December, at least 60 Waymos abruptly idled mid-road, causing severe gridlock and delays.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of idled

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“Bummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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