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

The startup is able to bring down the inference cost thanks to its proprietary technology that Liu claims can speed up the video generation process by up to 10 times. — Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The measure, the most comprehensive housing legislation in decades, aims to increase housing supply and bring down costs, including by limiting institutional investors from purchasing certain single-family homes. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Most importantly, is finding a way to bring down rising energy prices, which have ballooned following conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. — Simmone Shah, Time, 23 June 2026

Unlike traditional air defense interceptors, the new weapon aims to bring down drones without imposing unsustainable costs on military budgets. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026