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Synonyms of bug

12 similar words

Another word for bug is wire. Other synonyms of bug are defect, glitch, bog, bogey and bogle.

Synonyms and similar words for bug

nounA problem that needs fixing.

nounA concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device.

nounHobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.

nounSynonym of oil bug.

  • oil bugA microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

nounA young apprentice jockey.

nounSynonym of union bug.

  • union bugA maker’s mark imprinted on a work to show that it is sanctioned by members of a trade union. It is often a tiny...

Meaning of bug

  1. noun An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
  2. noun Any motile small terrestrial invertebrate, especially one that is seen as a pest.
  3. noun Any minibeast.

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Questions about synonyms of bug

What is another word for bug?
Bug has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wire, defect, glitch, bog, bogey, bogle, boggle and boggard.
What does bug mean?
Bug means an insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bug (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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