Synonyms of rump

rump

noun

ˈrəmp 

as in tail

the part of the body upon which someone sits

she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tail
• cheeks
• seat
• bum
• posterior
• butt
• rear
• fanny
• haunches
• buttocks
• backside
• bottom
• booty
• caboose
• behind
• buns
• tush
• derriere
• derrière
• breech
• hams
• tail end
• heinie
• fundament
• duff
• nates
• keister
• bootie
• beam
• rear end
• keester
• can
• stern
• hunkers
• moon

Examples of rump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With dramatic aid cuts, Kyiv could be forced to negotiate an unfavorable agreement with Moscow that would leave Ukraine a rump state militarily and economically vulnerable to Russia. —Hans Binnendijk, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024

And no one suffers quite like the True Believer; surrendering to optimism is an invitation for chthonic forces to start doling out a whole lot of emotional rump puntings. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024

The moose’s rump had four to five inches of solid hard fat that would make wonderful shortening and cooking oil when rendered down. —Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024

Its rump was wide and its head narrow, and its belly tapered from one end to the other in roughly the shape of a turnip. —Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024