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Synonyms for bug

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

plague jazz tick off

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Hound

hound, pester, plague, badger, trouble, hassle, bother, devil, annoy, bait, vex, burn up, harry, peeve informal, irritate, pick at, bedevil, tease, beset, aggravate, molest, harass

2. Tap

tap, intercept

Other

tick off, jazz

Noun

1. Glitch — A problem that needs fixing

glitch, gremlin, defect

2. Microbe

microbe, bacterium, germ

3. Bog — hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies

bug-bear, boogie, boggle, boggart, bog dated

4. Fiend

fiend, maniac, addict, fanatic, aficionado, devotee

Other

beetle, insect, pest, digital on-screen graphic, craze, wire tap, listening device, wire, microphone, true bug, knuckle ball, union bug

Antonyms

please

All antonyms of bug →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To annoy.

  2. v. 2

    To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.

    I'm worried about Wallace. He's been buggin' all week.

  3. n. 1

    A problem that needs fixing.

    The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.

  4. n. 2

    Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.

Related words

Word family
bug-a-boo bug-chaser bugdom bugger bug-hunter buglike bugnuts bugology
Phrases
bug out pill bug bug bomb kissing bug new bug armadillo bug water bug conenose bug

Forms

Plural
bugs → glitches, gremlins, defects, microbes…
Past participle
bugged
e.g. bugged → hounded, pestered, plagued, badgered…

Example sentences

  • plague Their first daughter died from the plague in 1576.
  • jazz Apart from sports, I like listening to jazz music.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bugrising
plaguerising
jazzrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
tap1, bog1, vex1
4 letters
wire2, jazz1, bait1, pest1, germ1
5 letters
harry2, devil2, tease1, annoy2, hound1, craze1, beset2, fiend1, peeve1
6 letters
bother2, plague1, insect2, defect2, addict2, hassle2, badger2, glitch1, boogie2, beetle2, harass2, maniac3, molest2, pester2
7 letters
trouble2, fanatic3, devotee3, gremlin2, microbe2, bedevil3, boggart
8 letters
irritate3
9 letters
intercept3, bacterium4, aggravate3
10 letters
microphone3, aficionado5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wire2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
faire chier
Italiano
rompere i coglioni
Català
emprenyar