Synonyms of bringdown

bringdown 1 of 2

noun

ˈbriŋ-ˌdau̇n 

as in disappointment

something that disappoints

meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• relief
• winner

bring down

2 of 2

verb

as in to shoot down

Related Words

• shoot down
• blow away
• pick off
• fire (at)
• gun
• drill
• pepper
• blast (at)
• pop
• plug
• snipe (at)
• shoot
• drop
• blaze
• wipe out
• fell
• blot out
• destroy
• potshot
• machine-gun
• kill
• do in
• slay
• shotgun
• slaughter
• ice
• pistol
• dispatch
• massacre
• butcher
• annihilate
• tommy-gun
• decimate
• croak

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bringdown

Verb

Veteran linebacker K’Von Sherman, another Toledo transfer who’ll be a leader of the defense, named Christian, West Virginia import Cyncir Bowers as two of his most difficult teammates to bring down. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Fernandes says teaming up with federal prosecutors to bring harsher federal drug charges has helped bring down the number of drug dealers in the park. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

While advocates say smart cameras can help bring down crime, the explosion of this technology without a clear legal framework raises questions about oversight, privacy, and who suffers the most when AI gets things wrong. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Beth Hammack on Thursday doubled down on her view that the central bank should raise rates immediately to bring down inflation. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026