Synonyms of crusher

crusher

noun

as in clincher

something (as a fact or argument) that is decisive or overwhelming

the crusher was that we would be out of town that weekend in any event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clincher
• factor
• topper
• capper
• determinant
• coup de grâce
• ace in the hole
• deathblow
• confutation
• knockout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crusher

Qatar did the same for reckless driving two years ago, feeding a Toyota Supra into a car crusher after its driver was filmed doing donuts on a highway. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Hundreds of Denver comics also performed there, with nationally touring acts such as Ben Roy and Andrew Orvedahl (Cayton-Holland’s Grawlix partners) and crushers such as Josh Blue, Janae Burris, Troy Walker, and Christie Buchele. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 July 2026

Adventure bikes have ballooned into 600-pound continent crushers. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

The background here, what happened, and the history itself, prior to us finding the engine itself that escaped the crusher. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026

In 2023 and 2024, investors from China, Canada and Ethiopia arrived at artisanal mining sites with rock crushers, excavators and flasks filled with mercury, according to dozens of interviews with local miners, government officials and industry insiders. — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026

And basic math, in politics as in life, so often serves as the great crusher of dreams. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

The supply chain runs mine to crusher to leaching tanks to solvent extraction columns to metal reduction furnaces to sintering presses — each a separate facility, a separate specialized workforce, a separate capital cycle. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026

His Saturday-night blowout in Amsterdam officially kicked off the first Harry tour season since his record-breaking Love On Tour signed off in July 2023 — an unthinkably long layoff for the ultimate mega–pop crowd-crusher. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026