scum | Definition of scum

Synonyms and Antonyms of scum

1 people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class

claimed that only scum lived in that part of town

Synonyms of scum

proletariat, rabble, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, unwashed

Words Related to scum

commoners, commons, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, populace, public, rank and file

bourgeoisie, middle class, working class

Near Antonyms of scum

elect, establishment

gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), nobility, peerage

Antonyms of scum

A-list, aristocracy, elite, gentry, quality, society, upper class, upper crust

2 a person whose behavior is offensive to others

ignore the heckler—he's complete scum

Synonyms of 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

barbarian, brute, caveman, Neanderthal, savage

loudmouth, vulgarian

lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, roughneck, scab, scamp, scoundrel, villain, wretch

booby, doofus [slang], fool, jackass, nincompoop, ninny, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, schmo (or schmoe) [slang]

airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, dink [slang], dolt, dope, dork [slang], goon, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, turkey

brat, insolent, nuisance, pest, snip

snob, snoot, snot

dweeb [slang], nerd

Phrases Synonymous with scum

Near Antonyms of scum

hero, heroine, idol, role model

gentleman, lady