Synonyms of bummer

bummer 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbə-mər 

1

as in accident

something (as a situation or event) that is depressing

boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accident
• bore
• downer
• tragedy
• catastrophe
• misfortune
• down
• calamity
• woe
• mishap
• fatality
• debacle
• drag
• débâcle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trip
• upper
• pick-me-up

2

as in disappointment

something that disappoints

the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• relief
• winner

3

as in disaster

something that has failed

that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• disappointment
• catastrophe
• miss
• bust
• loser
• fiasco
• washout
• debacle
• bomb
• mess
• dud
• flop
• shipwreck
• lemon
• clunker
• frost
• fizzle
• clinker
• turkey
• has-been
• débâcle
• dog
• botch
• also-ran
• shambles
• hash
• near miss
• nonstarter
• muddle
• nonevent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• hit
• blockbuster
• winner
• smash
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• dandy
• jim-dandy
• crackajack

bummer

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in hobo

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hobo
• beggar
• bum
• transient
• tramp
• swaggie
• vagabond
• vagrant
• swagman
• bindle stiff
• sundowner
• derelict
• dodger
• drifter
• roamer
• slacker
• stiff
• mendicant
• panhandler
• shirker
• waif
• urchin
• ragamuffin
• malingerer
• gamine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bummer

Noun

But that high-gloss sheen works against the story, smoothing out the rough edges of gig work that make Arj’s reality less of a bummer. —Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025

There’s no bigger beauty bummer than buying a brand new mascara, only to apply it and have your lashes littered with clumps. —Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025

The bummer is that Ellen can’t go meet Brian because the entire house is watching her like a hawk. —Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025

The Song of the Summer, by definition, cannot be a bummer—at least not musically. —Dave Paulson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025