LAUGHER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

laugher

noun

Definition of laugher

as in blowout

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Recent Examples of laugher One of the more interesting places to look at why Saturday’s game wasn’t a laugher was the paint production, as the Rockets were more invested inside without Durant and his prominent midrange presence. — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2026 The Phillies rocked Michael Lorenzen in a disastrous 10-1 laugher in the home opener on April 3. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 In this laugher-inducing language, Papa becomes Poopoo, Mama becomes Moomoo, and Sloomoo? — Liz Regalia, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026 The game was a laugher, and its most memorable moment is a blooper — Dallas' Leon Lett being stripped of the ball by Don Beebe before crossing the goal line late in the fourth quarter. — Greg Rajan, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laugher

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Noun

With her signature voluminous blowout complete, Martha began restoring her marble floors—which are actually garden pavers from an old residence in Long Island.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026
Other dogs have exquisitely sensitive stomachs — just a tiny bite of something weird leads to blowout diarrhea and vomiting.

— Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 21 July 2026

Definition of blowout

Noun

Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The Blue Blur is set to race to the box office next year for the franchise’s fourth gold ring-collecting romp.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of romp

Noun

The department has reportedly been conducting a sweep of construction sites associated with contractors working on the Pfizer building.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of sweep

Noun

Celeste would soon set out on her troubled journey as a runaway from Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, California.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The tighter and more jumbled the field, the less likely that a star capable of a runaway will actually produce that outcome.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of runaway

Noun

Less than two years after Labour won a landslide election, Starmer’s authority crumbled, while Nigel Farage’s populist right-wing party Reform UK and the populist left-wing Green Party have surged in opinion polls.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Recent rain in the area may have triggered the landslide, the AP and NBC News reported.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of landslide

Noun

Victory, however Moscow chooses to define it, would be stripped of the prosperity that conquest once promised.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The legendary Bayeux Tapestry detailing William of Normandy’s 1066 conquest of England was embroidered, most likely by nuns, in England about 1,000 years ago.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of conquest

Noun

Spain is also the reigning champion, having won the 2023 edition in Australia with a 1-0 victory over England.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Jarvis delivered again late Wednesday with a go-ahead RBI double that sparked a six-run eighth inning en route to a 7-6 victory over his hometown Padres.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of victory

Noun

In addition, consumers are spending more on in-person experiences generally, and sports captures that spending better than most entertainment options.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Motion detection and customizable recording capture full HD video at 25 frames per second over a 135-degree field of view.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

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