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bummer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bummer

1 something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
  • Boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer.
Synonyms of bummer

down, downer
Words Related to bummer

bore, drag

accident, fatality, mishap, woe

calamity, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), misfortune, tragedy
Near Antonyms of bummer

pick-me-up, trip
Antonyms of bummer

upper
2 something that disappoints
  • The cancellation of the office party was a total bummer.
Synonyms of bummer

bringdown, disappointment, letdown
Words Related to bummer

anticlimax, failure, fiasco, fizzle

lemon, loser
Near Antonyms of bummer

success, winner

relief
3 something that has failed
  • That start-up company proved to be a real bummer.
Synonyms of bummer

bomb, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, turkey, washout
Words Related to bummer

also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss

botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles

nonevent

nonstarter
Near Antonyms of bummer

corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon
Antonyms of bummer

blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

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