Synonyms of bringdown

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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

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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

Darren Waller, a once-elite tight end, isn’t around to bring down touchdowns in the red zone. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

To bring down the cost, the policy contained a clause that, if there was a fire, Hwang would be required to take on $25,000 in losses out of his own pocket — five times higher than the standard deductible. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Thanks to a series of upper-level low-pressure systems — kinks in the jet stream that bring down cooler temperatures from the north — California temperatures have remained below average so far this season. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

The 5% threshold for 10-year Treasury yields could also bring down tech stocks, which sold off on Monday, led by chipmakers that had been riding the massive wave of hyperscaler spending. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026