Synonyms of bummer

bummer 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbə-mər 

1

as in accident

something (as a situation or event) that is depressing

boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accident
• bore
• downer
• tragedy
• catastrophe
• misfortune
• down
• calamity
• woe
• mishap
• fatality
• debacle
• drag
• débâcle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trip
• upper
• pick-me-up

2

as in disappointment

something that disappoints

the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappointment
• letdown
• loser
• fiasco
• bringdown
• anticlimax
• failure
• fizzle
• lemon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• relief
• winner

3

as in disaster

something that has failed

that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• disappointment
• catastrophe
• miss
• bust
• loser
• fiasco
• washout
• debacle
• bomb
• mess
• dud
• flop
• shipwreck
• lemon
• clunker
• frost
• fizzle
• clinker
• turkey
• has-been
• débâcle
• dog
• botch
• also-ran
• shambles
• hash
• near miss
• nonstarter
• muddle
• nonevent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• hit
• blockbuster
• winner
• smash
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• dandy
• jim-dandy
• crackajack

bummer

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noun (2)

as in hobo

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hobo
• beggar
• bum
• transient
• tramp
• swaggie
• vagabond
• vagrant
• swagman
• bindle stiff
• sundowner
• derelict
• dodger
• drifter
• roamer
• slacker
• stiff
• mendicant
• panhandler
• shirker
• waif
• urchin
• ragamuffin
• malingerer
• gamine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bummer

Noun

Walter bequeaths Iris his Great Dane, a massive bummer of a canine who keeps sinking deeper into despair over the loss of his companion. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

For someone like me who still prefers physical, this is a major bummer. —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

Buy Bounce Passes JuJu Watkins’ ACL tear is a major bummer Late Monday night, USC’s 96-59 win over Mississippi State couldn’t really be celebrated because a fear was realized: The news came down that the terrible-looking knee injury suffered by star JuJu Watkins was indeed an ACL tear. —Zach Harper, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

In the end, the two women used what could've been a bummer of a vacation to make an unforgettable moment. —Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025