DUFF Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of duff

as in bum

the part of the body upon which someone sits I've been sitting on my duff all day

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adjective

British

as in base

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Recent Examples of duff

Noun

The oval leaves of wintergreen catch your eye with their waxy shine, emerging out of the duff. — Literary Hub, 2 June 2025 Low fire danger indicates fuels not igniting easily from small embers, fires potentially starting in duff or dry wood from an intense heat source and easy to control fires. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 May 2025 And as many as 40% prefer sitting on their duff to exercising. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Be sure to also scour leafy duff, moss, tree roots, and other low-lying areas. — Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for duff

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Noun

In terms of consistency, there really is no bum track on this album.

— David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of bum

Adjective

Sausalito’s City Council voted unanimously on May 5 to hire Forbes, setting her base salary at $275,000 and her start date as July 1.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
The base range of the cars is relatively mediocre, too, with 278 miles for the Standard Range, 325 miles for the Long Range, and just 275 miles for the AWD Performance (all in the WLTP cycle).

— James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of base

Noun

No Republicans filed to run for the seat, which is currently held by Venessa Huskey.

— Nathan Pilling July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Thekla, Becomes First Women’s Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Mone looked on from the stands with no lighting and surrounded by empty seats.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of seat

Adjective

Other signs include vomiting, body aches, headache, low-grade fever and other flu-like symptoms.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The infection, caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, can cause frequent, watery diarrhea or explosive bowel movements, nausea, cramps, bloating and low-grade fever.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of low-grade

Noun

As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
As for beauty, Lopez was glowing to the max with luminous glam, complete with rosy cheeks, shimmery eyeshadow, glossy lips, and long, patterned nails.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Definition of cheeks

Adjective

After reports of a lousy atmosphere during Argentina’s narrow victory over Egypt, in the round of sixteen, there were rumors that hundreds of hard-core supporters had been flown to Atlanta, to pep things up in the stadium.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Everyone hates lousy officiating—and some of the calls in this World Cup have been infuriatingly lousy.

— Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of lousy

Noun

The flashbacks deliver some classic cat-and-mouse conspiracy-thriller action, as these two try to figure out who’s on their tail.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
In the underwater video, an adult female orca is seen holding onto a dead sharp-tail sunfish that the group had previously killed.

— Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of tail

Adjective

The new buildings also provided cheaper housing options for Caracas workers who couldn’t afford to live in the city.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

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