Synonyms of bug

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noun

ˈbəg 

1

as in sucker

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

a camera bug who loves taking candid shots at fairs and festivals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucker
• lover
• fan
• enthusiast
• buff
• maniac
• freak
• fanatic
• addict
• junkie
• junky
• fiend
• collector
• hound
• devotee
• nut
• fool
• aficionado
• fancier
• maven
• supporter
• friend
• admirer
• proponent
• habitue
• expert
• afficionado
• head
• mavin
• groupie
• habitué
• connoisseur
• authority
• amateur
• exponent
• dilettante
• cultist
• champion
• promoter
• advocate
• booster
• evangelist
• patron
• zealot
• follower
• disciple
• apostle
• adherent
• partisan
• partizan
• convert
• hanger-on
• backer
• votary
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfan
• critic
• detractor
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

2

as in disease

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

I can't go to work today because I've caught some bug that's going around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• ailment
• illness
• fever
• ill
• condition
• sickness
• disorder
• attack
• infection
• malady
• complication
• plague
• complaint
• trouble
• ail
• distemper
• infirmity
• distemperature
• affection
• contagious disease
• contagion
• spell
• epidemic
• weakness
• pest
• bout
• lameness
• pestilence
• unsoundness
• malaise
• contagium
• fit
• pip
• matter
• debility
• feebleness
• sickliness
• unhealthiness
• unwellness
• decrepitude
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• fitness
• robustness
• soundness
• shape
• wholeness
• wholesomeness
• healthiness
• heartiness
• fettle

3

as in psychopath

a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind

a bug with a fascination for committing arson

Synonyms & Similar Words

• psychopath
• lunatic
• fool
• maniac
• psycho
• wacko
• schizo
• loon
• loony
• sicko
• head case
• whacko
• nutcase
• nut
• nutter
• abnormal
• fruitcake
• crackbrain
• crack
• crazy
• character
• sickie
• psychotic
• patient
• madman
• paranoid
• madwoman
• deviant
• case
• fantastic
• monomaniac
• obsessive
• flake
• neurotic
• oddity
• schizophrenic
• weirdo
• sociopath
• schizoid
• oddball
• psychoneurotic
• original
• manic-depressive
• eccentric
• tike
• crackpot
• screwball
• quiz
• schizophrene
• kook
• codger
• crank
• obsessive-compulsive
• zany
• tyke
• mythomaniac

bug

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verb

1

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• bother
• irritate
• persecute
• get
• aggravate
• itch
• eat
• plague
• frost
• spite
• worry
• hack (off)
• gripe
• vex
• irk
• get to
• anger
• burn (up)
• put out
• exasperate
• wear on
• grate
• ruffle
• peeve
• rub the wrong way
• tease
• nettle
• rile
• infuriate
• gall
• pique
• stick in one's craw
• chafe
• rasp
• nag
• get one's goat
• insult
• nark
• set one's teeth on edge
• provoke
• get on one's nerves
• upset
• devil
• badger
• harass
• hassle
• enrage
• rouse
• pester
• offend
• bait
• harry
• discomfort
• distress
• outrage
• heckle
• inflame
• bullyrag
• ballyrag
• enflame
• undo
• unsettle
• disquiet
• antagonize
• exercise
• perturb
• affront
• agitate
• hagride
• rankle
• madden
• roil
• freak (out)
• discompose
• fret
• unhinge
• incense
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• please
• placate
• appease
• pacify
• oblige
• delight
• satisfy
• conciliate
• gratify
• content
• assure
• console
• mollify
• comfort
• propitiate
• cheer
• reassure
• soothe
• quiet
• gladden
• solace

2

as in to bother

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation

I hate to bug you, but could you help me move this table?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bother
• worry
• disturb
• pester
• intrude (upon)
• annoy
• trouble
• harass
• torment
• plague
• provoke
• devil
• irritate
• anger
• dog
• inconvenience
• gnaw
• chivvy
• aggravate
• distress
• chivy
• vex
• put out
• irk
• dun
• beset
• bedevil
• exasperate
• fret
• invade
• hassle
• get
• outrage
• afflict
• peeve
• rile
• grate
• cut in (on)
• rankle
• gall
• persecute
• pique
• roil
• chafe
• enrage
• trespass
• rasp
• infuriate
• besiege
• antagonize
• perturb
• nettle
• butt in
• inflame
• agitate
• infringe
• encroach
• madden
• incense
• beleaguer
• obtrude
• enflame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• forget
• slight
• leave
• disregard
• please
• satisfy
• appease
• placate
• delight
• disarm
• oblige
• gratify
• content
• console
• comfort
• mollify
• conciliate
• gladden

Examples of bug in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There’s an element of intentional trolling to it, and the fact that most people don’t get it is a feature, not a bug. —Evan Porter, Parents, 16 Aug. 2024

If you’ve been bitten by the DIY bug, keep reading to find massive deals on peel-and-stick wallpaper and tile, light fixtures, cabinet knobs, and faucets to make your house a home. —Monica Bell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2024

Verb

McDonald taught him combat breathing techniques to manage stress and bugged him to see a counselor. —Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024

There’d be holes in the wall, because the FBI was always trying to bug him which pissed him off. —Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 5 July 2024

Phrases Containing bug

• bug off
• bug out