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Synonyms & Antonyms of bush
(Entry 1 of 2)
falling short of a standard
- a hopelessly bush effort at creating a romantic comedy
Synonyms for bush
- bad,
- bastard,
- bush-league,
- crummy
- (also crumby),
- deficient,
- dissatisfactory,
- ill,
- inferior,
- lame,
- lousy,
- off,
- paltry,
- poor,
- punk,
- sour,
- suboptimal,
- subpar,
- substandard,
- unacceptable,
- unsatisfactory,
- wack
- [slang],
- wanting,
- wretched,
- wrong
Words Related to bush
- abysmal,
- atrocious,
- awful,
- bitchin'
- [slang],
- brutal,
- damnable,
- deplorable,
- detestable,
- disastrous,
- dreadful,
- execrable,
- gnarly
- [slang],
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- pathetic,
- stinky,
- sucky
- [slang],
- terrible,
- unspeakable
- bum,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- junky,
- lesser,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- reprehensible,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- trashy
- inadequate,
- insufficient,
- lacking,
- meager
- (or meagre),
- mean,
- miserly,
- niggardly,
- scanty,
- shabby,
- short,
- skimp,
- skimpy,
- spare,
- stingy
- counterfeit,
- fake,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- sham
Phrases Synonymous with bush
- below par
- (or under par),
- from hunger
Near Antonyms for bush
- A1,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- boss
- [slang],
- capital,
- choice,
- crackerjack,
- dandy,
- divine,
- excellent,
- exceptional,
- fabulous,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- high-test,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- mean,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noble,
- par excellence,
- perfect,
- premium,
- prime,
- sensational,
- slick,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- unsurpassed,
- wonderful
Antonyms for bush
- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fine,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- respectable,
- satisfactory,
- standard,
- tolerable
bush
nounSynonyms of bush (Entry 2 of 2)
a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
- a guide who specializes in taking adventurous tourists through the bush
Synonyms for bush
Words Related to bush
- boonies
- [slang],
- boondocks,
- country,
- countryside,
- sticks
Phrases Synonymous with bush
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The first known use of bush was in the 14th century
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