bomb

bomb

noun

Definition of BOMB

1

something that has failed <her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud>

Synonyms bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also d{eacute}b{acirc}cle), disaster, dud, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout

Related Words also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss; botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles; nonevent; nonstarter

Near Antonyms corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

Antonyms blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

British

a very large amount of money <that stay at Claridge's cost a bomb, but it was worth it>

Synonyms big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, wad

Related Words heap, pot; bonanza, mine, treasure trove; assets, capital, means, property, riches, wealth, wherewithal; bread [slang], cash, chips, currency, dough, gold, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, pelf, tender, wampum

Near Antonyms petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

Antonyms mite, peanuts, pittance song