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blockbuster

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blockbuster

1 a person or thing that is successful
  • The movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer.
Synonyms of blockbuster

hit, megahit, smash, success, winner
Words Related to blockbuster

crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, pip, prizewinner

gem, jewel, treasure

marvel, natural, phenomenon, sensation, wonder

coup, triumph, victory
Near Antonyms of blockbuster

disappointment, fizzle, lemon, loser
Antonyms of blockbuster

bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, debacle (also débâcle), dud, failure, fiasco, flop, misfire, turkey, washout
2 something that is unusually large and powerful
  • a blockbuster of a fighter plane
Synonyms of blockbuster

behemoth, colossus, dinosaur, dreadnought, elephant, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper
Words Related to blockbuster

amazon, giantess

bulk, hulk

heavyweight

juggernaut, steamroller
Near Antonyms of blockbuster

lightweight, weakling, wimp, wisp

nonentity, twerp, whippersnapper
Antonyms of blockbuster

diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

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