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

Raising its benchmark rate to bring down inflation could further damage the jobs market; cutting its benchmark interest rate to help support employment can exacerbate inflation. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Midwifery has been traditionally viewed as women’s work in Lesotho, but a growing number of men are joining the profession as the country tries to bring down its high rate of death in childbirth. — Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

But the exact way state and federal governments choose to bring down demand is much less certain. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

In public debates, arguments for voting yes swirl around the potential stability of the euro and the chance to bring down inflation, now at more than 5%, and interest rates, which are at 8%. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026