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- the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929
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- the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes
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- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- phenomenon
Antonyms for debacle
- blockbuster,
- hit,
- smash,
- success,
- winner
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“Debacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debacle. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.
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The first known use of debacle was in 1802
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