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Synonyms & Antonyms of bust
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- delivered a bust to the boxer's chops
Synonyms for bust
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bop,
- box,
- buffet,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- douse
- [British],
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pelt,
- pick,
- 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)
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- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- bastinado
- (or bastinade),
- battering,
- beating,
- bludgeoning,
- clobbering,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thrashing
- the first movie was a hit, but the sequel was an unexpected bust
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- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- phenomenon
Antonyms for bust
- blockbuster,
- hit,
- smash,
- success,
- winner
- those lowlifes were nabbed for drug dealing in a massive bust last month
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- a bunch of underage kids having a beer bust while the parents were away for the weekend
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bust (Entry 2 of 3)
- the commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute
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- gambling is a dangerous habit that has busted many unfortunate souls
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- the butterfingered husband had busted more plates than he cared to remember
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- doctor,
- fix,
- heal,
- mend,
- patch,
- rebuild,
- recondition,
- reconstruct,
- renovate,
- repair
- busted the storekeeper on the nose and was promptly arrested for it
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- batter,
- beat,
- buffet,
- bung,
- chop,
- cuff,
- drub,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lick,
- mangle,
- maul,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pommel,
- pummel,
- rough
- bowl (down or over),
- cream,
- deck,
- dump
- [slang],
- fell,
- floor,
- knock down,
- level
Phrases Synonymous with bust
- the cops busted the revelers for drinking in public
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- I had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of bust (Entry 3 of 3)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bust
- beggared,
- beggarly,
- broke,
- destitute,
- dirt-poor,
- down-and-out,
- famished,
- hard up,
- impecunious,
- impoverished,
- indigent,
- necessitous,
- needful,
- needy,
- pauperized,
- penniless,
- penurious,
- poor,
- poverty-stricken,
- skint
- [chiefly British],
- threadbare
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for bust
- affluent,
- deep-pocketed,
- fat,
- fat-cat,
- flush,
- moneyed
- (also monied),
- opulent,
- rich,
- silk-stocking,
- wealthy,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-to-do
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The first known use of bust was in 1639
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