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Synonyms & Antonyms of lemon
something that has failed
- the used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing
Synonyms for lemon
Words Related to lemon
Near Antonyms for lemon
- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- phenomenon
Antonyms for lemon
- blockbuster,
- hit,
- smash,
- success,
- winner
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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