bastard

1 of 2

noun

bas·tard ˈba-stərd How to pronounce bastard (audio)

plural bastards

usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other

Note: This sense of bastard has not always been offensive. In fact, it was a relatively neutral term until as recently as the late 20th century, when it began to take on its offensive status. This shift coincided with a positive change in societal attitudes towards unmarried parents and a lessening of the social stigma of having children outside of marriage. The word bastard is still used relatively neutrally in historical references and historical fiction, but is usually considered offensive when used in present-day contexts to describe a child born to parents not married to each other.

: something that is spurious (see spurious sense 3a), irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin

The … residence is a bastard of the architectural era which followed the building of the Imperial Hotel …

Hugh Byas

: an offensive or disagreeable person

—used as a generalized term of abuse

Then they made him an officer and right away he became the biggest bastard you ever saw.

Thomas Heggen

: man, fellow

… the nicest thing an Aussie can call you is a bloody fine bastard.

Wilson Hicks

bastardly adjective

bastard

2 of 2

adjective

usually offensive : born to parents who are not married to each other

: of mixed or ill-conceived origin

known for coining bastard words

: of abnormal shape or irregular size

… bastard sizes of doors and windows …

R. E. Flanders

: of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard

bastard marble

: lacking genuineness or authority : false

… the indiscriminate use of Greek letters by bastard groups not connected with the higher learning.

Charles W. Ferguson

bastard 1 of 2

adjective

as in illegitimate

born to a father and mother who are not married Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

illegitimate
misbegotten
baseborn
spurious
supposititious
motherless
fatherless
nameless
unfathered
natural
orphaned
adopted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

legitimate

as in poor

falling short of a standard a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller

Synonyms & Similar Words

poor
wrong
unacceptable
lame
bad
pathetic
horrible
wretched
awful
terrible
punk
brutal
deficient
flawed
sour
bush
ill
off
disastrous
wack
rotten
dreadful
lousy
crummy
unsatisfactory
wanting
suboptimal
from hunger
inferior
substandard
miserable
below par
lacking
useless
detestable
worthless
damnable
vile
defective
crumby
paltry
inadequate
bum
under par
gross
stinky
subpar
dissatisfactory
gnarly
bush-league
short
unspeakable
odious
deplorable
atrocious
lesser
execrable
abominable
sucky
miscreant
abysmal
horrendous
reprehensible
sleazy
flagrant
egregious
crappy
junky
insufficient
villainous
trashy
common
shoddy
cheesy
miserly
faulty
coarse
scurrilous
mediocre
bitchin'
mean
stingy
rubbishy
valueless
low-rent
shabby
spare
fake
meager
low-grade
niggardly
skimpy
phony
second-rate
cut-rate
counterfeit
sham
skimp
scanty
meagre
phoney

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

okay
acceptable
fine
decent
standard
respectable
adequate
noble
satisfactory
great
tolerable
boss
classical
classic
dandy
perfect
better
excellent
superior
passable
divine
mean
splendid
prime
wonderful
grand
special
top
marvellous
exceptional
slick
neat
terrific
banner
superb
marvelous
choice
par excellence
heavenly
fancy
swell
fabulous
superlative
nifty
capital
exceptional
sensational
keen
sufficient
stellar
all right
sterling
premium
average
unsurpassed
supernal
minimal
fair
worthy
OK
useful
groovy
mediocre
borderline
suitable
crackerjack
middling
jim-dandy
unexceptional
high-test
first-class
first-rate
top-notch
tip-top
satisfying
bang-up
high-grade
gratifying
A1
so-so

bastard

2 of 2

noun

as in whoreson

an illegitimate child one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror

Synonyms & Similar Words

whoreson
niece
nephew
by-blow
love child

as in guy

an adult male human being that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row

Synonyms & Similar Words

guy
dude
male
gentleman
man
fella
lad
bloke
galoot
gent
chappie
fellow
cat
chap
mister
joe
hombre
sir
buck
joker
buddy
jack
master
buster

as in jerk

a person whose behavior is offensive to others that bastard's behavior was completely out of line

Synonyms & Similar Words

jerk
dog
clown
skunk
idiot
joker
beast
rat
snake
creep
brute
moron
bugger
scumbag
rotter
villain
blighter
scum
brat
boor
swine
schmuck
louse
heel
cad
lout
fool
dirtbag
vermin
toad
hound
cretin
bounder
slimeball
barbarian
sod
stinker
buzzard
fink
pill
cur
reptile
scuzzball
sleazebag
varmint
bleeder
nuisance
sleazeball
churl
slob
savage
slime
chuff
crud
sleaze
nerd
wretch
crumb
stinkard
so-and-so
scoundrel
lowlife
rascal
rogue
imbecile
rat fink
vulgarian
loudmouth
miscreant
jackass
dolt
caveman
scamp
son of a gun
scab
blockhead
goon
doofus
insolent
roughneck
booby
dope
ninny
turkey
nitwit
snot
airhead
pest
dork
snob
dink
nincompoop
nut
schmo
dweeb
half-wit
Neanderthal
schmoe
nit
snip
birdbrain
snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hero
lady
gentleman
heroine
idol
saint
angel
role model

单词	bastard
释义	bastard 1 of 2 noun bas·tard ˈba-stərd plural bastards 1 usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other Note: This sense of bastard has not always been offensive. In fact, it was a relatively neutral term until as recently as the late 20th century, when it began to take on its offensive status. This shift coincided with a positive change in societal attitudes towards unmarried parents and a lessening of the social stigma of having children outside of marriage. The word bastard is still used relatively neutrally in historical references and historical fiction, but is usually considered offensive when used in present-day contexts to describe a child born to parents not married to each other. 2 : something that is spurious (see spurious sense 3a), irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin The … residence is a bastard of the architectural era which followed the building of the Imperial Hotel … Hugh Byas 3 a : an offensive or disagreeable person —used as a generalized term of abuse Then they made him an officer and right away he became the biggest bastard you ever saw. Thomas Heggen b : man, fellow … the nicest thing an Aussie can call you is a bloody fine bastard. Wilson Hicks bastardly adjective bastard 2 of 2 adjective 1 usually offensive : born to parents who are not married to each other Note: This sense of bastard has not always been offensive. In fact, it was a relatively neutral term until as recently as the late 20th century, when it began to take on its offensive status. This shift coincided with a positive change in societal attitudes towards unmarried parents and a lessening of the social stigma of having children outside of marriage. The word bastard is still used relatively neutrally in historical references and historical fiction, but is usually considered offensive when used in present-day contexts to describe a child born to parents not married to each other. 2 : of mixed or ill-conceived origin known for coining bastard words 3 : of abnormal shape or irregular size … bastard sizes of doors and windows … R. E. Flanders 4 : of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard bastard marble 5 : lacking genuineness or authority : false … the indiscriminate use of Greek letters by bastard groups not connected with the higher learning. Charles W. Ferguson Synonyms Noun by-blow love child whoreson Adjective baseborn illegitimate misbegotten natural spurious supposititious unfathered See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky bastard! His wife left him, the poor bastard. Life can be a real bastard sometimes. Adjective Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child. a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bost marriage, Old English bindan to bind Adjective Middle English, from attributive use of bastard bastard entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Legal Definition bastard noun bas·tard ˈbas-tərd : an illegitimate child Note: The word bastard is no longer used in legal contexts. bastard 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in illegitimate born to a father and mother who are not married Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance illegitimate misbegotten baseborn spurious supposititious motherless fatherless nameless unfathered natural orphaned adopted Antonyms & Near Antonyms legitimate 2 as in poor falling short of a standard a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller Synonyms & Similar Words poor wrong unacceptable lame bad pathetic horrible wretched awful terrible punk brutal deficient flawed sour bush ill off disastrous wack rotten dreadful lousy crummy unsatisfactory wanting suboptimal from hunger inferior substandard miserable below par lacking useless detestable worthless damnable vile defective crumby paltry inadequate bum under par gross stinky subpar dissatisfactory gnarly bush-league short unspeakable odious deplorable atrocious lesser execrable abominable sucky miscreant abysmal horrendous reprehensible sleazy flagrant egregious crappy junky insufficient villainous trashy common shoddy cheesy miserly faulty coarse scurrilous mediocre bitchin' mean stingy rubbishy valueless low-rent shabby spare fake meager low-grade niggardly skimpy phony second-rate cut-rate counterfeit sham skimp scanty meagre phoney Antonyms & Near Antonyms okay acceptable fine decent standard respectable adequate noble satisfactory great tolerable boss classical classic dandy perfect better excellent superior passable divine mean splendid prime wonderful grand special top marvellous exceptional slick neat terrific banner superb marvelous choice par excellence heavenly fancy swell fabulous superlative nifty capital exceptional sensational keen sufficient stellar all right sterling premium average unsurpassed supernal minimal fair worthy OK useful groovy mediocre borderline suitable crackerjack middling jim-dandy unexceptional high-test first-class first-rate top-notch tip-top satisfying bang-up high-grade gratifying A1 so-so See More bastard 2 of 2 noun 1 as in whoreson an illegitimate child one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror Synonyms & Similar Words whoreson niece nephew by-blow love child 2 as in guy an adult male human being that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row Synonyms & Similar Words guy dude male gentleman man fella lad bloke galoot gent chappie fellow cat chap mister joe hombre sir buck joker buddy jack master buster 3 as in jerk a person whose behavior is offensive to others that bastard's behavior was completely out of line Synonyms & Similar Words jerk dog clown skunk idiot joker beast rat snake creep brute moron bugger scumbag rotter villain blighter scum brat boor swine schmuck louse heel cad lout fool dirtbag vermin toad hound cretin bounder slimeball barbarian sod stinker buzzard fink pill cur reptile scuzzball sleazebag varmint bleeder nuisance sleazeball churl slob savage slime chuff crud sleaze nerd wretch crumb stinkard so-and-so scoundrel lowlife rascal rogue imbecile rat fink vulgarian loudmouth miscreant jackass dolt caveman scamp son of a gun scab blockhead goon doofus insolent roughneck booby dope ninny turkey nitwit snot airhead pest dork snob dink nincompoop nut schmo dweeb half-wit Neanderthal schmoe nit snip birdbrain snoot Antonyms & Near Antonyms hero lady gentleman heroine idol saint angel role model See More
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bastard

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