Synonyms for punk
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Thug — A worthless person A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent
thug, hoodlum, hooligan, rowdy, tough, brat, ruffian, goon, trouble-maker, vandal, hood, non-entity, puck, enfant terrible, elf, imp, toughie, fellow dated
3. Whore — one who engages in sexual intercourse A female prostitute
prostitute, courtesan, trull, whore vulgar, minx dated, harlot dated, strumpet dated, doxy dated
Other
pussy boy, bitch, jock, pansy, amateur, troll, fruit, milquetoast informal, bottom, cipher, cypher UK, amadou, catamite
Adjective
1. Bum — worthless, contemptible, particularly Bad, substandard
bum, cheesy, cheap, dirty, third-rate, sleazy, mean, bad, crummy informal, low-grade, inferior, low-quality, shabby, tinny, base, chintzy, lousy, poor, worthless, inglorious, sub-par, deplorable
2. Queer — worthless, contemptible, particularly Poorly, sickly
putrid, out of sorts, icky informal, puny US, queer dated, rough slang
3. Bitch-ass — worthless, contemptible, particularly Cowardly
Definitions
- n. 1
One who engages in sexual intercourse A female prostitute.
- n. 2
A worthless person Any person, especially a male comrade.
- adj. 1
Worthless, contemptible, particularly Bad, substandard.
- adj. 2
Worthless, contemptible, particularly Cowardly.
Related words
- Word family
- punker punkish punky punkwood
- Phrases
- crust punk punk panties punk rock punk rocker bindle punk country punk hardcore punk hunky punk
Forms
- Plural
- punks → thugs, hoodlums, hooligans, rowdies…
Example sentences
- thug The police officer abused his power over the thug.
- rowdy Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
- hooligan Tom has been labelled a hooligan in uniform.
- hoodlum I didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.
- kindling Matthew gathered some logs and kindling for the campfire.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1, raw1, pal1, bum1, elf1, imp1
- 4 letters
- mean1, poor1, base1, dude1, hood1, puck1, thug1, brat1, jock1, goon1, icky, puny2, minx, doxy2
- 5 letters
- green1, tough1, bitch1, cheap1, fruit1, dirty2, rough1, whore1, queer1, troll1, lousy2, rowdy2, sissy2, pansy2
- 6 letters
- nobody3, fellow2, bottom2, tinder2, cheesy2, shabby2, cipher2, sleazy2, vandal2, cypher2, putrid2, harlot2, crummy2, callow2
- 7 letters
- chicken2, amateur3, gutless2, ruffian, hoodlum2, toughie2, chintzy2
- 8 letters
- inferior4, hooligan3, kindling2, strumpet, catamite
- 9 letters
- worthless2, spineless2, courtesan, touchwood
- 10 letters
- prostitute3, deplorable4, inglorious4
- 11 letters
- milquetoast
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puny2 = 2 syllables).