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butt

[buht] / bʌt /
NOUN
end, shaft
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tail
STRONG
base bottom edge extremity foot fundament haft handle hilt shank stock stub stump tip
WEAK
fag end
Antonyms
STRONG
top
NOUN
object of joking
Synonyms
STRONGEST
object of ridicule
STRONG
chump derision dupe fool goat joke laughingstock mark patsy pigeon sap setup softie subject sucker target turkey victim
WEAK
clay pigeon easy mark fall guy jestee sitting duck
NOUN
cigarette
Synonyms
STRONG
fag smoke tobacco
WEAK
cancer stick cig coffin nail
NOUN
buttocks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backside behind bottom bum derriere tush
STRONG
ass fanny keister rear seat tail tushie
WEAK
gluteus maximus haunches hindquarters posterior
VERB
bang up against with head
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collide run into shove smack
STRONG
batter buck buffet bump bunt gore hook horn jab knock poke prod punch push ram strike thrust toss
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade pull tap
VERB
touch, adjoin
Synonyms
STRONG
abut border bound communicate join jut meet neighbor project protrude verge
Antonyms
STRONG
disjoin divide keep separate

Example Sentences

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But I never wanted religion to be the butt of the joke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"When you are new into an administration, when a company merges or many other issues and circumstances where you do have to butt heads sometimes," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Mullin then did stand his butt up, before the bewildered committee chairman, Bernie Sanders, stopped it.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

This comes in handy during tax season when spouses butt heads over each other’s saving, spending and investing habits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“I stopped talking to her. I acted like a real butt, if you want to know the truth.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.