LEMONS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

lemons

noun

plural of lemon

as in disasters

something that has failed the used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing

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Recent Examples of lemons Add peppercorns, lemons, honey, thyme, parsley, bay leaves and garlic. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Due to a rare condition, most odors are unbearable for her – except for the smell of lemons and disinfectant. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Add more oil if pot looks dry; arrange 2 large oranges and/or lemons, halved, and 2 heads of garlic, tops trimmed to expose cloves, cut side down in pot and add 3 large shallots, peeled. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026 Rather than lemons into lemonade, Hannah Chody spent much of the past three years turning Golden Peach into Bellini. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026 There was a basket with lemons, each one tied with red curling ribbon, fish spices stacked, the register with all the keys covered by a silicone hood, and a pile of newspapers next to a pile of wrapping sheets. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 Plus, like key limes and kumquats, Meyer lemons reliably fruit indoors. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026 If 2026 has given some people lemons, it’s been all lemonade for aespa. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 Her shoe wardrobe ranges from classic block-heel ballerinas to whimsical dainty sandals adorned with lemons. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemons

Noun

As the emergencies, disasters, and triumphs repeated at the magazine, the job started to chafe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Simiyu added that one lesson from previous flooding disasters was the need for stronger coordination among agencies responding to emergencies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

The company is reemerging after a period of inactivity brought on by box office disappointments and mounting financial pressure.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
The meeting began with two blockbuster disappointments, hinted at in top-line results released weeks or months ago but detailed with unvarnished specificity Saturday morning.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of disappointments

Noun

While Shelby was clearly an exceptional candidate, his success was largely predicated on your failures.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Obstacles, wind, sensor errors, or other system failures can prevent it from completing the maneuver safely.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of failures

Noun

Ammunition is limited, and supplies gathered from the environment can be combined to craft health kits, Molotov cocktails, bombs, and shivs (a type of blade).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Nov. 2026
Footage from inside the hospital showed two bombs, one of which failed to explode.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of bombs

Noun

But the Wildcats now look to rebound from a 34-6 loss at Tennessee, while maintaining their recent dominance over the Gators — now losers of four of five games under Sumrall.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
The 4-5 Ravens, losers of four straight, host the winless 0-8 Chargers.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of losers

Noun

The dark comedy centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by on the fringes of post-Communist Macedonia by pilfering busts of national heroes cast in bronze, along with manhole covers, and selling off the metal.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Posters and busts paying tribute to him paint the plaza where he was killed.

— Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of busts

Noun

Since Benson and her co-authors met in Oviedo, weather catastrophes have multiplied, oceans have acidified and the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has soared.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
With that in mind, here’s a look at three new books shaped by catastrophes large and small.

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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