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 said, the tally for Fantastic Four is largely considered a box office downer after the MCU title dropped 66 percent on its second weekend and another 60 percent in its third.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
The top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are occupied largely by downers.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
But downers hurt profit margins, and workers are pressured to get every animal to slaughter.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The film, in its trivial way, exudes a dyspeptic downer vibe, the result of everyone in it being so testy and unpleasant.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
The top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 are occupied largely by downers.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
But downers hurt profit margins, and workers are pressured to get every animal to slaughter.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The film, in its trivial way, exudes a dyspeptic downer vibe, the result of everyone in it being so testy and unpleasant.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
Noun
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In the film, a tragic accident sends Kenna (Monroe) to prison and causes the death of her boyfriend Scotty (Outer Banks star Rudy Pankow).—
Benjamin VanHoose,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Pitch Perfect star recently looked back on how a brutal cement truck accident abruptly altered his plans for the future, and how going through puberty shortly thereafter altered them yet again.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Palestinian doctors said some of the roughly 120 bodies Israel has returned to Gaza bore signs of torture or execution, and most had bands on their necks, the Associated Press reported.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The anatomy bore hairs, sometimes teeth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Atlanta scored first on a 38-yard field goal from Parker Romo, but that came after Huff and Sam Okuayinonu split a third-down sack to minimize a 19-play, 10 ½-minute drive.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their opening eight possessions featured six punts, a turnover on downs at the end of their lone productive drive and an aborted drive that went backwards in the final 64 seconds of the first half.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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A lot of treasure hunts in the past, the treasure was never found, and that’s always kind of a bummer.—
Shane Connuck
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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