downer

noun

ˈdau̇-nər How to pronounce downer (audio)
Definition of downernext
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 Despite all the downers for Wall Street, gains for many stocks outside AI helped limit the market’s losses. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Sadly, the production was a downer, draining Kushner’s masterpiece of color and humor and inserting, in their place, gloomy projections of cityscapes and, unaccountably, David Bowie songs. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026 Moore’s injury was a downer in a first half that saw Miami trail, 20-3, at halftime. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 The season has been a downer for the Sun (7-23), the franchise’s farewell campaign in Connecticut before relocating to Houston. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
  1. accident
  2. bore
  3. down
  4. bummer
Noun
  • Five, including Amazon, Kohl's and Neiman Marcus, explicitly restrict them, while 37 block shopping agents largely by accident, through older bot rules written for scrapers.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The goal of Daimler’s systems is not necessarily to bring the truck to a full stop from any speed, though that can be a best-case scenario in many of these potential accidents.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of accident
Noun
  • Many farmers rely on bore water, but some say their wells have been pumped dry by the gas industry, and their water is now being offered to the developers to help build the AI data center.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Legend held that the Roman race had sprung from Mount Ida in Troy, whose name Cybele bore—Magna Mater Idaea.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • Jones then hauled in an incredible fourth-down, 11-yard catch at the back of the end zone to give the Broncos a 40-39 lead.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2026
  • After a Heights turnover on downs, the momentum seemed to flip as Steward led a go-ahead drive capped by a 26-yard score up the middle.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of down
Noun
  • That will be a bit of a bummer if true, because the iMac could use some improvement in screen adjustability.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That’d be a major bummer, though, because its capacity is approximately one-fifth of State Farm’s.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bummer

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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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