LAUGHER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

laugher

noun

Definition of laugher

as in blowout

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Recent Examples of laugher While Sunday afternoon’s anticipated pitching duel turned into a laugher of a loss for the Yankees, the day’s second game starved them and the Dodgers for offense despite both teams throwing a bullpen game. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 Sunday’s 9-4 finale win was more tug-of-war than Saturday’s 9-1 laugher, though. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 Game 4 was a laugher from the tip, with the Knicks using the 3-point arc as a starting point for their personal pop-a-shot game. — CBS News, 10 May 2026 The Sox absolutely pummeled Detroit, 10-3, Tuesday night in a game that was a laugher from the start. — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for laugher

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Noun

There are also facials if your skin is feeling the altitude, plus a full-service salon offering manicures, pedicures, blowouts, and other ways to treat yourself.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Auburn is now 5-4, with a home loss to Florida, at Tennessee, a 38-17 blowout loss to LSU at home, a 30-point loss to Ole Miss, and a close home win over a bad Arkansas team.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of blowout

Noun

What starts as a seemingly gossipy romp through the women’s Whats App group about the ways our neighbors help us and hurt us with their constant spying, turns into a murder mystery that reveals the darker corners of the women’s lives.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
The Caveat What if your kid is looking for more than an exciting monster romp, though?

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of romp

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Texas’ Democratic sweep has raised questions about whether California transplants helped turn the state blue, but experts doubt the newcomers drove the shift.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
The tech world—and the markets built on top of it—is still figuring out how to feel about last week’s momentous Democratic midterm sweep.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sweep

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Ingénue In 1975, Griffith’s controversial performance as a teenage runaway in Night Moves helped propel her acting career.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026
The trigger for lithium-ion battery fires is a process called thermal runaway, a cascading sequence of heat-releasing reactions inside the battery cell.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of runaway

Noun

The 15 towers that later fell were among dozens built across Venezuela by the Chávez regime, many intended to house families displaced by a flooding and landslide disaster in 2010.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said a few hours after the Democratic landslide.

— Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of landslide

Noun

The performances were often based on real historical conflicts like the 8th century conquests of King Charlemagne.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
First, there's Topkapi Palace, built by the Ottomans in the 1460s following the conquest of Constantinople.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of conquest

Noun

Antetokounmpo finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, but the Lakers surged in the third quarter, outscoring Miami 32-21 to cruise to victory.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Tre White scored 22 points while and Tyran Stokes and Leroy Blyden added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks, who won on opening night for the sixth straight season and stretched their streak of home-opening victories to 54 games (dating to 1973-74).

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

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