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bust

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bust

1 a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
  • delivered a bust to the boxer's chops
Synonyms of bust

bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, blow, bop, box, buffet, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, lash, lick, pelt, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
Words Related to bust

counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke

body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut

cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO

battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing

flogging, walloping, whip, whipping
2 something that has failed
  • The first movie was a hit, but the sequel was an unexpected bust.
Synonyms of bust

bomb, bummer, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, turkey, washout
Words Related to bust

also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss

botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles

nonevent

nonstarter
Near Antonyms of bust

corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon
Antonyms of bust

blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner
3 slang the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
  • The police made a big bust last night.
Synonyms of bust

apprehension, arrest, arrestment, collar, pinch
Words Related to bust

raid

house arrest

capture, entrapment, seizure

captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of bust

emancipation, liberation, release
Antonyms of bust

discharge

bust

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bust

1 to bring to a lower grade or rank
  • The commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute.
Synonyms of bust

break, degrade, demote, disrate, downgrade, reduce
Words Related to bust

can, cashier, dismiss, downsize, fire, lay off, sack

abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate, lower
Near Antonyms of bust

hire
Antonyms of bust

advance, elevate, promote, raise
2 to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
  • Gambling is a dangerous habit that has busted many unfortunate souls.
Synonyms of bust

bankrupt, break, ruin
Words Related to bust

beggar, impoverish, pauperize

reduce, straiten

clean (out), wipe out
Near Antonyms of bust

enrich, richen
3 to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
  • He dropped his phone and busted it.
Synonyms of bust

break, break up, dismember, disrupt, fracture, fragment, rive
Words Related to bust

atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce

blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash

chip, sliver, splinter, split

implode

destroy, ruin, wreck
Near Antonyms of bust

doctor, fix, heal, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair
4 to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
  • Watch your mouth or I'll bust you in the nose.
Synonyms of bust

bang, bash, bat, belt, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap
Words Related to bust

batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough

scuff

bunt, flick, stroke, tap

bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp

bowl (down or over), cream, deck, fell, floor, knock down, level

rabbit-punch, sucker punch

cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip

bean, brain, conk, skull
Phrases Synonymous with bust

hang one on
5 slang to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
  • The cops busted them for creating a nuisance.
Synonyms of bust

apprehend, arrest, collar, nab, nail, pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Words Related to bust

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)

bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of bust

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring

unbind, unchain
Antonyms of bust

discharge
6 to use up all the physical energy of
  • I had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time.
Synonyms of bust

break, burn out, do in, do up, drain, exhaust, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary
Words Related to bust

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken
Phrases Synonymous with bust

wear to a frazzle
Near Antonyms of bust

activate, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, strengthen, vitalize

relax, rest, unwind

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