bum Antonyms
Opposite of bum
• noun (Context 1)
A person who avoids work and subsists by begging or depending on others; a vagrant or loafer.
"After losing his job, he was terrified of being labeled a lazy worker by his judgmental relatives."
• verb (Context 2)
To obtain or ask for something from someone without paying or intending to return it; to cadge.
"He tried to give a ride home from his coworker after his car broke down."
• verb (Context 3)
To disappoint, depress, or upset someone (often used with 'out').
"Canceling the weekend camping trip because of the rain really bummed everyone out."
• adjective (Context 4)
Of poor quality, defective, false, or disappointing.
"The hiker had to turn back early because of a sound knee that flared up on the steep trail."
• verb (Context 5)
To travel or spend time idly and without a fixed purpose or destination.
"After graduating from college, they spent six months bumming around Europe with only a backpack."
Similar words to bum
Words similar to bum shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: