Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms & Antonyms of scum
- claimed that only scum lived in that part of town
Synonyms for scum
Words Related to scum
Near Antonyms for scum
- gentlefolk
- (also gentlefolks),
- nobility,
- peerage
Antonyms for scum
- ignore the heckler—he's complete scum
Synonyms for scum
- bastard,
- beast,
- bleeder
- [British],
- blighter
- [chiefly British],
- boor,
- bounder,
- bugger,
- buzzard,
- cad,
- chuff,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- crud
- [slang],
- crumb
- [slang],
- cur,
- dirtbag
- [slang],
- dog,
- fink,
- heel,
- hound,
- jerk,
- joker,
- louse,
- lout,
- pill,
- rat,
- rat fink,
- reptile,
- rotter,
- schmuck
- [slang],
- scumbag
- [slang],
- scuzzball
- [slang],
- skunk,
- sleaze,
- sleazebag
- [slang],
- sleazeball
- [slang],
- slime,
- slimeball
- [slang],
- slob,
- snake,
- so-and-so,
- sod
- [chiefly British],
- stinkard,
- stinker,
- swine,
- toad,
- varmint,
- vermin
Words Related to scum
Phrases Synonymous with scum
Near Antonyms for scum
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about scum
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
The Words of the Week - 6/5/20
The Words of the Week - 6/5/20
Some of the words that defined the week ending June 5, 2020
The Good, The Bad, & The...
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/25/19
Some of the words that defined the week of October 25, 2019
Thesaurus Entries near scum
See More Nearby EntriesCite this Entry
“Scum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scum. Accessed 14 Aug. 2020.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on scum
What made you want to look up scum? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Name That Thing: Animal Edition
- Name that animal:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
- Name That Thing: Animal Edition
How many animals can you identify?
Take the quiz - Original Meanings Quiz
A quiz for the pedantic and those annoyed by them!
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Dictionary Devil
The dictionary has been scrambled—can you put it back together?
Play the game
Share scum
Time Traveler for scum
The first known use of scum was in the 14th century
See more words from the same century