Bum and Moil

Opposite meaning words

Bum verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: spent most of the summer just bumming around the house

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Moil is an antonym for bum.

Nearby Words: bumpy, bumping

Moil verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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Bum is an antonym for moil.

Nearby Words: moiling, moiled

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