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Synonyms & Antonyms for scum
Synonyms: Noun
proletariat, rabble, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, unwashed
Antonyms: Noun
A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crust
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Examples of scum in a Sentence
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Boil the chicken and use a spoon to remove any scum that floats to the surface. claimed that only scum lived in that part of townRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The blooms can produce a foam, scum or thick layers on the surface of the water that can look and smell bad. — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, "How to protect your pets from harmful algae in water," 14 Aug. 2019 Toxic algae can look like foam, scum or mats on the surface of water, explained Schmale. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "WATCH: How to Protect Your Dog from Toxic Algae," 14 Aug. 2019 Blue-green algae can be visible as thick mats on the surface of water or can be present without visible surface scum. — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, "The algae that killed 3 dogs has been found in Ohio. Here's what you should know.," 12 Aug. 2019 Officials said dogs are particularly susceptible to blue-green algae poisoning because the scum can attach to their coats and be swallowed during self-cleaning. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "The algae that killed 3 dogs has been found in Indiana. Here's what you should know.," 12 Aug. 2019 Every summer, pea-soup algae scum chokes more ponds and lakes around the world. — Ruth Kassinger, BostonGlobe.com, "How slime will save the world," 26 July 2019 Clark County Public Health officials still recommend that Fourth of July visitors still not swim or water ski in parts of the lake that have visible scum and that no one drink the water at all. — oregonlive.com, "Don’t swim in Vancouver Lake, health officials say," 12 July 2019 The health department found scum and mold inside pool wall skimmers at the Northern Kentucky University Spa in Highland Heights, according to a safety report from Feb. 25. — Julia Fair, Cincinnati.com, "How clean is your Northern Kentucky pool? We checked the health reports to see," 4 July 2019 People were calling these people trash, scum, homeless, and that broke me. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Former Channel 3 anchor Brandon Lee pulls out all his skeletons in memoir 'Mascara Boy'," 30 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Lieberman is the scummiest scumbag who ever scummed. — Jim Newell, Slate Magazine, "Donald Trump picking Joe Lieberman for FBI director would be incredibly canny and equally awful.," 18 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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