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Bust

🔄 Synonyms of "Bust"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
snapnoun	A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
burstverb	(intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
rupturenoun	A burst, split, or break.
tootnoun	(countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
poornoun	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
flopnoun	(intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
tearverb	A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
wearverb	(transitive) To have on:
bendernoun	(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
fall apartverb	To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
skint	(slang, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
brokeverb	(informal) Without any money, penniless.
booze-upnoun	(informal) A session of heavy drinking.
bingenoun	(transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption.
wear outverb	To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
stone-broke	Alternative form of stone broke. [(slang) Synonym of broke: without any money.]
stony-broke	Alternative form of stony broke.
raidnoun	(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.

↔️ Antonyms of "Bust"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
mendverb	(transitive) To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).
repairnoun	To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
restoreverb	(transitive) To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
fixverb	(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
doctornoun	A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
bushelnoun	A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
touch onverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.
furbish upverb	(transitive) To polish so as to make look newer

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bust"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wearnoun	(in combination) Clothing.
bendernoun	(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
snapnoun	A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
breaknoun	An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
rupturenoun	A burst, split, or break.
burstnoun	An act or instance of bursting.
raidnoun	(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
tearnoun	A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
tootnoun	(countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
flopnoun	A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
fall apartverb	To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
bingenoun	A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
wear outverb	To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
booze-upnoun	(informal) A session of heavy drinking.
stone-broke	Alternative form of stone broke. [(slang) Synonym of broke: without any money.]
stony-broke	Alternative form of stony broke.
poornoun	(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.
skint	(slang, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
brokenoun	To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
foldnoun	An act of folding.