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busted
Synonyms and Antonyms of busted
- a busted headlight
Synonyms and Antonyms of busted
- the commander threatened to bust her for failing to salute
- gambling is a dangerous habit that has busted many unfortunate souls
- the butterfingered husband had busted more plates than he cared to remember
- busted the storekeeper on the nose and was promptly arrested for it
banged, bashed, batted, belted, biffed, bludgeoned, bobbed, bonked, bopped, boxed, clapped (also clapt), clipped, clobbered, clocked, clouted, cracked, hammered, hit, knocked, nailed, pasted, pounded, punched, rapped, slammed, slapped, slogged, slugged, smacked, smote, socked, struck, swatted, swiped, tagged, thumped, thwacked, walloped, whacked, whaled, zapped
battered, beat, buffeted, bunged, chopped, cuffed, drubbed, laced, lambasted, licked, mangled, mauled, pelted, peppered, pommeled (or pommelled), pummeled (also pummelled), roughed
bunted, flicked, stroked, tapped
bumped, butted, jabbed, jostled, kicked, kneed, poked, prodded, pushed, shoved, stamped
bowled (down or over), creamed, decked, dumped [slang], felled, floored, knocked down, leveled (or levelled)
rabbit-punched, sucker punched
caned, clubbed, cudgeled (or cudgelled), flailed, flogged, lashed, sapped, slashed, sledged, sledgehammered, speared, stabbed, switched, thrashed, whipped
- the cops busted the revelers for drinking in public
bagged, captured, caught, got, grabbed, grappled, hooked, landed, snapped (up), snared, snatched, trapped
committed, confined, detained, held, immured, imprisoned, incarcerated, interned, jailed, jugged, locked (up)
bound, enchained, fettered, handcuffed, manacled, shackled, trammeled (or trammelled)
- I had to bust my butt in order to get the project done on time
broke, burned out (or burnt out), did in, did up, drained, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outwore, tired, tuckered (out), washed out, wearied, wore, wore out
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