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worm

[wurm] / wɜrm /
NOUN
cad
Synonyms
STRONG
boor bounder clown creep cur dog heel louse lout rake rascal rat rotter rounder scoundrel stinker
Antonyms
WEAK
gentleman helper
NOUN
cur
Synonyms
STRONG
blackguard bum cad coward dog good-for-nothing heel hound ne'er-do-well rat riffraff scoundrel scum skunk snake stinker toad villain wretch
WEAK
black sheep yellow dog
Antonyms
STRONG
hero
NOUN
grub
Synonyms
STRONGEST
maggot
STRONG
caterpillar centipede entozoon
NOUN
maggot
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grub
STRONG
bug larva
NOUN
wretch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rascal
STRONG
beggar blackguard brute bum caitiff dog ingrate knave liar libertine lowlife miscreant outcast pariah pauper poltroon rapscallion renegade rogue scalawag scamp scapegrace scoundrel scullion scum snake vagabond varlet villain
WEAK
bezonian cullion looser pilgarlic ronion
VERB
coax
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cajole entice induce tease tempt wheedle
STRONG
allure barter beguile blandish blarney decoy flatter get hook importune influence inveigle jawbone lure pester plague press soft-soap soothe sweet-talk urge wangle
WEAK
argue into arm-twist butter up con prevail upon rope in talk into work on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage repel repulse turn off
STRONG
disenchant disgust dissuade please
WEAK
allow not care
VERB
crawl
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clamber creep drag inch plod poke slide slither squirm wriggle
STRONG
grovel lag lollygag scrabble writhe
WEAK
drag oneself along go on all fours go on belly hang back loiter along move at snail's pace move on hands and knees pull oneself along
Antonyms
STRONGEST
run rush
VERB
creep
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glide inch lurk slink slither snake sneak tiptoe wriggle
STRONG
edge grovel gumshoe insinuate pussyfoot scrabble scramble skulk slip squirm steal writhe
WEAK
approach unnoticed crawl on all fours
VERB
edge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
creep ease inch
STRONG
infiltrate sidle steal
WEAK
nose out slip by slip past squeeze by squeeze past
Antonyms
WEAK
lose wallop
VERB
sneak
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambush crawl creep evade hide slink slip slither smuggle steal
STRONG
case cheat cower deceive delude glide gumshoe lurk mooch ooze pad pass prowl pussyfoot secrete shirk sidle skulk slide snake snook spirit tiptoe
WEAK
move secretly sly
Antonyms
STRONG
come out
VERB
squirm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flounder writhe
STRONG
agonize shift skew squiggle toss twist wind wriggle
Antonyms
STRONG
straighten
WEAK
sit still
VERB
sweet-talk
Synonyms
STRONG
allure barter beguile blandish blarney cajole con decoy entice flatter get honey up hook importune induce influence inveigle jawbone lure pester plague press soft-soap soothe tease tempt urge wangle wheedle
WEAK
argue into arm-twist butter up come on prevail upon rope in talk into work on
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage disenchant disgust dissuade please prevent repel repulse turn off
VERB
wangle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wriggle
STRONG
contrive engineer extricate fake falsify juggle maneuver manipulate obtain wiggle
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone
VERB
wheedle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cajole finagle
STRONG
banter blandish charm coax con court draw entice flatter inveigle kowtow oil persuade seduce snow soap soft-soap sweet-talk
WEAK
butter up lay it on soften up spread it on sweeten up work on
Antonyms
STRONG
dissuade
VERB
wiggle
Synonyms
STRONG
jerk jiggle shimmy squirm twist twitch wag waggle wave wriggle writhe
VERB
wriggle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crawl sneak squirm zigzag
STRONG
convulse dodge glide jerk jiggle ooze skew slink snake turn twist twitch wag waggle writhe
WEAK
extricate oneself
VERB
writhe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
recoil squirm wiggle wince
STRONG
agonize bend distort jerk struggle suffer thrash thresh twist wriggle
Antonyms
STRONG
straighten
WEAK
be still

Example Sentences

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Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

"For instance, one specimen looks a lot like the sand worm from Dune!"

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

This same effect is experienced by millions of people worldwide who live with long-term parasitic worm infections.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

They saw the judges lean over the worm box.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry