BUST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BUST?

Need another word that means the same as “bust”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “bust” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bust” are: binge, bout, tear, female chest, fizzle, flop, chest, bosom, breasts, sculpture, carving, effigy, three-dimensional representation, raid, rupture, snap, break, fall apart, wear, wear out, burst, broke, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke

Bust as a Noun

Definitions of "Bust" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bust” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.
• An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.
• A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest.
• A woman's breasts, especially considered in terms of their size.
• A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.
• The chest of a woman.
• A complete failure.

Synonyms of "Bust" as a noun (13 Words)

binge	An occasion for excessive eating or drinking. An emotional binge.
bout	A short period of intense activity of a specified kind. A severe bout of flu.
carving	The action of carving. A carving of an Asian elephant.
chest	Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes. A 42 inch chest.
effigy	A sculpture or model of a person. Angry campaigners plan to burn an effigy of the social security minister.
female chest	An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa.
fizzle	A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval. In the end the fireworks were a fizzle.
flop	A complete failure. He landed on the bed with a great flop.
sculpture	A work of art made by sculpture. A bronze sculpture.
tear	The act of tearing. There was a tear in her dress.
three-dimensional representation	A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image.

Usage Examples of "Bust" as a noun

• They went on a bust that lasted three days.
• A woman with big hips and a big bust.
• A 36-inch bust.

Bust as a Verb

Definitions of "Bust" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bust” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Separate or cause to separate abruptly.
• Go to pieces.
• Ruin completely.
• Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.
• Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.

Synonyms of "Bust" as a verb (9 Words)

break	Undergo breaking. The horse was tough to break.
burst	Burst outward usually with noise. The dam burst after days of torrential rain.
fall apart	Touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
raid	Conduct a raid on. The police raided the crack house.
rupture	(especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly. The impact ruptured both fuel tanks.
snap	Move with a snapping sound. Bullets snapped past us.
tear	Fill with tears or shed tears. The material wouldn t tear.
wear	Have in one s aspect wear an expression of one s attitude or personality. Spinning long stories wearing half the day.
wear out	Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress.

Usage Examples of "Bust" as a verb

• He busted my radio!

Bust as an Adjective

Definitions of "Bust" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bust” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Lacking funds.

Synonyms of "Bust" as an adjective (4 Words)

broke	Having completely run out of money. He went broke owing two million pounds.
skint	Lacking funds. I m a bit skint just now.
stone-broke	Lacking funds.
stony-broke	Lacking funds.

Associations of "Bust" (30 Words)

bout	A period of illness. A severe bout of flu.
breach	A gap in a wall, barrier, or defence, especially one made by an attacking army. We saw whales breaching in the distance.
break	Breaking of hard tissue such as bone. Break an alibi.
breaker	Any CB radio user. A rule breaker.
broken	Having been broken. Broken terrain.
cleave	Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. Cleave the bone.
cleft	Split or divided. The infant was born with a double harelip and cleft palate.
cracked	Used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure. The old pipes were cracked and leaking.
crush	Crush or bruise. Lemon crush.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The room had been destroyed by fire.
detriment	The state of being harmed or damaged. Light industry can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenities.
disassemble	Take (something) to pieces. It is permissible for a lawful user to disassemble a computer program to determine its interfaces.
disintegrate	Break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay. The material disintegrated.
dismantle	Take off or remove. The old regime was dismantled.
dispersal	The act of dispersing or diffusing something. Colleges had made large dispersals and the shops were filled with books.
divisible	Capable of being or liable to be divided or separated. Even numbers are divisible by two.
fracture	Sustain a fracture of a bone. This writer really fractures the language.
intermission	The act of suspending activity temporarily. He was granted an intermission in his studies.
interruption	An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. A chance to study without interruption.
partible	Involving or denoting a system of inheritance in which a deceased person’s estate is divided equally among the heirs. A partible estate.
piece	Slowly make sense of something from separate pieces of evidence. An important piece of the evidence.
quash	Put down by force or intimidation. His conviction was quashed on appeal.
recess	Put into a recess. Talks resumed after a month s recess.
rupture	State of being torn or burst open. The rupture with his father would never be healed.
shatter	Damage or destroy. The wine glass shattered.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. A forearm smash.
snap	Take a snapshot of. A dog was snapping at his heels.
split	A split level house. Split and toast the muffins.
sunder	Split apart. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.