Antonyms for scum
skʌmscum

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1. scumnoun

   To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).

   Synonyms:
   cinder, dross, scoriae, impurity, slag

2. scumnoun

   Synonyms:
   bastard

Matched Categories

1. • Rabble
   • Remove

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1. trash, scumnoun

   worthless people

   Synonyms:
   trash, methamphetamine hydrochloride, glass, codswallop, ice, rubbish, wish-wash, deoxyephedrine, applesauce, folderol, shabu, chicken feed, chalk, trumpery, scrap, meth, methamphetamine, crank, tripe

2. scumverb

   a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid

   Synonyms:
   trash

3. scumverb

   remove the scum from

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1. scumnoun

   Synonyms:
   dross, recrement, refuse, waste, froth

2. scumverb

   Synonyms:
   despumate

How to use scum in a sentence?

1. Vladimir Putin:

   The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and simply spit them out like a fly that accidentally flew into their mouths, i am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to respond to any challenges.

2. Peter Kropotkin:

   America is just the country that shows how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society.

3. David Friedman:

   To my friend Donald Trump, you are better than this. Even a social visit from an antisemite like Kanye West and human scum like Nick Fuentes is unacceptable, i urge you to throw those bums out, disavow them and relegate them to the dustbin of history where they belong.

4. Lilly Tomlin, as Ernestine the Operator:

   The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year --- everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.

5. Colin Wilson:

   Boredom, passivity, stagnation: these are the beginning of mental illness, which propagates itself like the scum on a stagnant pond.

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