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

Moody and Donalds’ victory margins statewide are far lower than the blowout performances delivered by Republicans in Florida in 2022 and 2024.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Stone was dressed as an aesthetically conscious conservative housewife with a crisp button-down shirt, A-line skirt, peroxide blowout and fake facelift sutures.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of blowout

Noun

The Caveat What if your kid is looking for more than an exciting monster romp, though?

— James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Benchley’s landmark novel about a shark terrorizing Amity Island and the men (Hooper, Quint, and police chief Brody) who set out to stop it is a brilliantly paced romp.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of romp

Noun

Talarico is on track to lead a Democratic sweep of Texas statewide offices, cutting down some of the most powerful politicians in the state’s history.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Little’s victory could be the beginning of another Republican sweep.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of sweep

Noun

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
In The Runaway, Rockwell illustrated a runaway at a diner getting help from a police officer.

— Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of runaway

Noun

The hyperscalers and the bitcoin managers turned data center builders could suffer if the Dems score a landslide.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
In fact, Seminole County had beaten its early/mail balloting totals from the 2022 midterm by Friday — but as with other Central Florida ounties (with the possible exception of Orange County) the numbers don’t support any kind of landslide.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of landslide

Noun

His military conquests consolidated the provinces of Kyiv and Novgorod into a single state, and his Byzantine baptism determined the course of Christianity in the region.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Wisely, these African rulers understood the ultimate goals of European soldier-surveyors – to map the road to colonial conquest.

— Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 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

Definition of victory

Noun

The Houthis ramped up their advance on Taiz last month, after a lightning-fast capture of the port city of Mokha, an area about 130 kilometers (80 miles) away that is vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Since the 2009 financial crisis, Africa’s biggest economy went on a spending frenzy, running deficits, racking up debt and offering a rich menu of excuses — ranging from global crises, sluggish growth, state capture and COVID-19.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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