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BUM Synonyms

There are 75 synonyms of the word bum. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word bum. (close relations)
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hobo
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a vagrant

• a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places

idler
nounn
noun

• person who does no work

layabout
nounn
noun

• person who does no work

loafer
nounn
noun

• a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

• person who does no work

vagrant
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

adjective satellite

• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

beggar
nounn
noun

• a pauper who lives by begging

verb

• be beyond the resources of

• reduce to beggary

derelict
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person without a home, job, or property

• a ship abandoned on the high seas

adjective satellite

• worn and broken down by hard use

• forsaken by owner or inhabitants

• failing in what duty requires

• in deplorable condition

drifter
nounn
noun

• a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

panhandler
nounn
noun

• a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money

slacker
nounn
noun

• a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)

transient
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

noun

• one who stays for only a short time

• (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

adjective satellite

• lasting a very short time

homeless person
nounn
noun

• someone unfortunate without housing

backside
nounn
noun

• the side of an object that is opposite its front

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

behind
adverbadv
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adverb

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

adjective satellite

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

bottom
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• situated at the bottom or lowest position

noun

• the lower side of anything

• the lowest part of anything

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

• a depression forming the ground under a body of water

• low-lying alluvial land near a river

• a cargo ship

adjective satellite

• the lowest rank

verb

• provide with a bottom or a seat

• strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

• come to understand

cadge
verbv
verb

• ask for and get free; be a parasite

• obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

binge
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any act of immoderate indulgence

• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

verb

• overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

• to watch a large amount of media in a single seating

bumpkin
nounn
noun

• a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

buns
nounn
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks
nounn
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Best Hypernyms For BUM

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bum, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
clochard drifter floater idle laze nonworker obtain slug stagnate vagabond vagrant
Phrases (3)
body partdisagreeable personunpleasant person
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