bastard

The word “bastard” has 2 syllables: bas-tard

It's pronounced as /ˈbæs.tɚd/

What is synonym and antonym for bastard?

In the thesaurus, “bastard” has 245 synonyms and 91 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bastard along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for bastard

abominable
abysmal
adulterated
airhead
ass
asshole
atrocious
awful
bad
barbarian
baseborn
beast
below par
birdbrain
bleeder
blighter
blockhead
bloke
booby
boor
bounder
brat
brutal
brute
buck
buddy
bugger
bum
bush
bush-league
buster
buzzard
cad
cat
caveman
chap
chappie
cheesy
chuff
churl
clown
coarse
common
counterfeit
crappy
creep
cretin
crud
crumb
crumby
crummy
cur
cut-rate
damnable
defective
deficient
deplorable
detestable
dink
dirtbag
disastrous
dissatisfactory
dog
dolt
doofus
dope
dork
dreadful
dude
dumbass
dweeb
egregious
execrable
fake
false
faulty
fella
fellow
fink
flagrant
flawed
fool
from hunger
fuckup
galoot
gent
gentleman
gnarly
goon
gross
guy
half-wit
heel
hombre
horrendous
horrible
hound
idiot
ill
imbecile
imperfect
impure
inadequate
inferior
insolent
insufficient
irregular
jack
jackass
jerk
joe
joker
junky
lacking
lad
lame
lesser
loudmouth
louse
lousy
lout
low-grade
low-rent
lowlife
male
man
master
meager
meagre
mean
mediocre
misbegotten
misborn
miscreant
miserable
miserly
mister
mixed
mongrel
moron
motherfucker
natural
neanderthal
nerd
niggardly
nincompoop
ninny
nit
nitwit
nuisance
nut
odious
off
paltry
pathetic
pest
phoney
phony
pill
poor
punk
rascal
rat
rat fink
reprehensible
reptile
rogue
rotten
rotter
roughneck
rubbishy
savage
scab
scamp
scanty
schmo
schmoe
schmuck
scoundrel
scum
scumbag
scurrilous
scuzzball
second-rate
shabby
sham
shithead
shoddy
short
sir
skimp
skimpy
skunk
sleaze
sleazebag
sleazeball
sleazy
slime
slimeball
slob
snake
snip
snob
snoot
snot
so-and-so
sod
son of a bitch
son of a gun
sour
spare
spurious
stingy
stinkard
stinker
stinky
suboptimal
subpar
substandard
sucky
suppositious
swine
terrible
toad
trashy
turkey
unacceptable
under par
ungenuine
unsatisfactory
unspeakable
useless
valueless
varmint
vermin
vile
villain
villainous
vulgarian
wack
wanting
worthless
wretch
wretched
wrong

Antonyms for bastard

a1
acceptable
adequate
all right
angel
average
bang-up
banner
better
borderline
boss
capital
choice
classic
classical
crackerjack
dandy
decent
divine
excellent
exceptional
fabulous
fair
fancy
fine
first-class
first-rate
gentleman
genuine
grand
gratifying
great
groovy
heavenly
hero
heroine
high-grade
high-test
idol
jim-dandy
keen
lady
legitimate
marvellous
marvelous
mean
mediocre
middling
minimal
neat
nifty
noble
ok
okay
par excellence
passable
perfect
premium
prime
real
respectable
role model
saint
satisfactory
satisfying
sensational
slick
so-so
special
splendid
standard
stellar
sterling
sufficient
suitable
superb
superior
superlative
supernal
swell
terrific
tip-top
tolerable
top
top-notch
true
unexceptional
unsurpassed
useful
wonderful
worthy

Meanings of bastard

noun
1. A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
2. A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
3. (typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
4. A man, a fellow, a male friend.
5. (often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
6. A child who does not know his or her father.
7. Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
8. A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
9. An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
10. A sweet wine.
11. A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
12. An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
13. A large mould for straining sugar.
14. A writing paper of a particular size.
15. A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.
verb
1. To bastardize.
adjective
1. Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
2. Of or like a bastard (bad person).
3. Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
4. Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
5. Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
6. Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
7. Very unpleasant.
8. Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
9. (theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
interjection
1. Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.

Example Sentences

That bastard cheated everyone and ran away with the money.
He may act tough, but deep down, he's not a total bastard.
The villain in the movie was a cruel bastard with no remorse.
She called him a bastard out of anger during the argument.
Only a real bastard would abandon his team in the middle of a crisis.

On this page you'll find 336 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bastard, such as: a1, abominable, abysmal, acceptable, adequate, adulterated, airhead.

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