as in accident
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
that story of drug addiction was a real downer
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Recent Examples of downer
That’s because Emond never wanted her self-healing film to be a downer.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
And not to be too much of a downer here, but all of us living in the United States probably need to be reminded that living in an autocracy would suck for a lot of reasons.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The only downer came a bit later when Blue Origin's Ariane Cornell confirmed that the first stage did not successfully return to a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
And while all that sounds like a downer, the researchers found Gen Z to be rather optimistic.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
And not to be too much of a downer here, but all of us living in the United States probably need to be reminded that living in an autocracy would suck for a lot of reasons.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The only downer came a bit later when Blue Origin's Ariane Cornell confirmed that the first stage did not successfully return to a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
And while all that sounds like a downer, the researchers found Gen Z to be rather optimistic.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
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Swift does little by accident, and fans instantly started speculating that something would be revealed on the 12th day of the month at 12:12 a.m.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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In Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, there were a total of 42 boating accidents involving personal watercraft in 2024, according to FWC data.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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But come summer, when tomatoes are at their sweetest and heaviest, ready to burst just from the bore of your gaze at the farmers market, there is no need to complicate things.—
Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Her T-shirt bore Ozzy Osbourne’s name, a tribute to the Black Sabbath singer, whose death was announced earlier Tuesday.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 July 2025
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In an appearance on Angie Martinez’s IRL podcast, Clarkson opened up about the ups and downs of co-parenting.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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Despite being a small customer, Crawford Denim has provided consistent business to its U.S. factory partners for 12 years, even during the ups and downs of Covid.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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Bread service is often a bummer for folks with dietary restrictions, Manaker says, but not at this Animal Kingdom African and Indian hot spot.—
Karla Walsh,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Whether your hair is naturally dry or parched from excessive color treatments and heat styling, brittle strands are a stubborn bummer.—
Annie Blackman,
Glamour,
14 July 2025
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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