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clunker

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Synonyms and Antonyms of clunker

1 a dilapidated old automobile

she drove a clunker because she couldn't afford anything better

Synonyms of clunker

beater, crate, jalopy, junker

Words Related to clunker

flivver, hulk, wreck

2 something that has failed

a real clunker, the movie was soon littering the shelves of video stores everywhere

Synonyms of clunker

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

Words Related to clunker

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

botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles

Near Antonyms of clunker

corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon

Antonyms of clunker

blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

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