Thesaurus results for BOGEY

bogey

noun

variants also bogie or bogy

as in dread

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason math and math tests have long been bogeys for many students

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as in ghost

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people the child believed bogeys lived in the closet

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Recent Examples of bogey Bridgeman stumbled with bogeys at No. 4 and No. 7 and was wary of two-time Riviera champion Adam Scott, who leapfrogged into second alongside McIlroy, Kitayama and Aldrich Potgieter after beginning the back nine with back-to-back birdies. —

Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 His lone hiccup was a bogey on 18, but despite that frustration Scott was thrilled with his play. —

Bob Buttitta, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 Bhatia did enough early with six birdies in seven holes at the start of his round that even going the last 11 holes with two bogeys and no birdies didn't cost him the lead. —

CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026 The double chip on No. 18 led to a bogey, a three-putt on No. 1 added another and a double bogey came on No. 2 when chopped it around the 449-yard hole. —

John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bogey

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Noun

This collection hums with multiracial dread, and explores the nuances of family making outside hegemony.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
One gets the sense, reading DuBois, that Stanton’s fervor for political action stemmed from a dread of being governed by idiots.

— Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026