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blockbuster

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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, supernova, winner

Words Related to blockbuster

blue chip, blue chipper, corker, 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, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper

Words Related to blockbuster

amazon, giantess

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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