Synonyms of debacle

debacle

noun

variants also débâcle

1

as in disaster

a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction

the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• catastrophe
• tragedy
• calamity
• collapse
• crash
• apocalypse
• upheaval
• cataclysm
• bloodbath
• meltdown
• accident
• Armageddon
• misadventure
• misfortune
• doomsday
• fatality
• convulsion
• mishap
• blow
• casualty
• end-time
• paroxysm
• double whammy
• mischance
• one-two punch
• one-two
• blast

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• windfall
• manna
• godsend

• windfall
• manna
• godsend

2

as in loser

something that has failed

the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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