Synonyms of bummers

bummers 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of bummer

1

as in downs

something (as a situation or event) that is depressing

boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downs
• bores
• calamities
• tragedies
• downers
• accidents
• catastrophes
• woes
• misfortunes
• fatalities
• mishaps
• debacles
• drags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uppers
• trips
• pick-me-ups

2

as in disappointments

something that disappoints

the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappointments
• letdowns
• losers
• fiascoes
• failures
• bringdowns
• lemons
• anticlimaxes
• fizzles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• successes
• winners
• reliefs

3

as in disasters

something that has failed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disasters
• disappointments
• failures
• losers
• catastrophes
• busts
• bombs
• washouts
• fiascoes
• shipwrecks
• duds
• misses
• debacles
• flops
• clinkers
• lemons
• frosts
• messes
• clunkers
• turkeys
• dogs
• fizzles
• shambles
• has-beens
• also-rans
• near misses
• hashes
• botches
• muddles
• nonevents
• nonstarters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• successes
• winners
• hits
• blockbusters
• phenomena
• smashes
• dandies
• corkers
• crackerjacks
• jim-dandies

bummers

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of bummer

as in beggars

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

• beggars
• hoboes
• bums
• tramps
• vagrants
• transients
• vagabonds
• swagmen
• derelicts
• swaggies
• sundowners
• drifters
• dodgers
• mendicants
• bindle stiffs
• roamers
• shirkers
• panhandlers
• slackers
• waifs
• urchins
• ragamuffins
• stiffs
• malingerers
• gamines

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bummers

Noun

Short riding range and frequent, lengthy charging stops have been big bummers for electric motorcycles. —IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2026