HUMMER Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

hummer

noun

ˈhə-mər

Definition of hummer

as in powerhouse

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency

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as in beauty

something very good of its kind this is the author's first mystery novel, and it's a hummer

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Noun

Related Stories Shlesinger has become a stand-up comedy powerhouse with seven specials under her belt.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Wetzel has become a powerhouse performer in the genre with his country rock tunes.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of powerhouse

Noun

In the end, injuries not only ended that dream but tanked his case for a third consecutive MVP as well.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
The One Battle After Another star walked the turquoise carpet at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, in a creation from Zuhair Murad’s fall/winter 2026 couture collection that will haunt your dreams in the best way possible.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of dream

Noun

Its sealed perimeter, only accessible via lines and screening, now makes one of the world’s wonders feel less like a wondrous part of the city than an attraction held behind glass.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Yet the structural refrain that underpins this wonder of a book always returns to love.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

Everyone gets mail, and the marvel of the postal system’s reach and distribution was intentionally used as an anthrax dissemination machine.

— Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 26 Sep. 2026
Few people realize it these days, but both the rifle and round were technical marvels.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of marvel

Noun

Infrared sensors detect thermal signatures and provide information based on a different physical phenomenon from radar.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Some have done so, the prosecutor explained, by slow-walking directives of dubious merit, such as orders to investigate voter fraud by noncitizens—a phenomenon that Trump has falsely claimed is rampant.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of phenomenon

Noun

Cheerful images of daisies and sunflowers, culled from hardware store seed packets and perfume advertisements, sit alongside micrographs of cells and other elements invisible to the naked eye.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
There have been daisy designs with diamanté details for spring, navy blue to celebrate the arrival of her baby boy, and cinnamon chrome once the temperatures began to dip.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of daisy

Noun

But when his best friend Lloyd (Bergen) invites Eddie’s first love and former camp sweetheart Erin (Cohan) to the bachelor weekend, the reunion becomes a reckoning with old relationships, unresolved love and the question of what might have been.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
During his time with the Lions, Matthew married Kelly, his college sweetheart, in April 2015.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

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