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 For Parks, making lemonade from art market lemons seemed a suitable metaphor for this moment. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The bright loaf cake sings of sunny lemons thanks to the zest as well as juice. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 The design team House of Chais chose to feature lemons and olive branches. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 Sep. 2026 Create a refreshing mint lemonade with a simple syrup, lemons, and fresh mint leaves. — Lauren Wellbank, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026 Toss the lemons into the washer and run a quick cycle with hot water to leave the machine shining and smelling fresh. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2026 And, keep a Barfly citrus juicer on hand to squeeze lemons and limes on the spot. — The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026 But, other than that, just buy some lemons and limes, my friend! — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026 Glossy tomatoes on the vine, a wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano (party favors), piles of lemons, platters of antipasti, and dishes arriving from friends’ kitchens bring more life and color to a room than anything overly decorative ever could. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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Noun

If college is defined by unbelievable disasters that become lifelong stories, then this singular tale of friendship is forged in the aftermath of connecting through a very public mistake.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Deforestation contributes to erosion, damages biodiverse areas, threatens wildlife and humans who rely on the forest, and intensifies disasters from extreme weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

There were five five-star QBs in that class, of which only one, Texas’s Arch Manning, remains at his original school, and two, Jackson Arnold and Malachi Nelson, have been major disappointments.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Earnings disappointments led to our exits from Procter & Gamble and Dover .

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappointments

Noun

Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
The convention, a novelty that doesn’t involve the party business typical of a gathering in a presidential year, is expected to contrast what the party sees as GOP wins, with Trump at the helm, against Democratic failures.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of failures

Noun

Tests of nuclear bombs, such as those conducted in Nevada during the Cold War, have long been known to cause small, detectable earthquakes.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026
The 2,000-pound bombs have been employed by Israel on hundreds of occasions in Gaza and Lebanon, playing a significant role in the death toll of those conflicts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bombs

Noun

The biggest losers right now are truckload carriers, especially small firms or owner-operators.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
But the specific way markets are taking root—with much of the population too poor to participate meaningfully, with no rule of law, and with the gap between winners and losers steadily widening—is pernicious for the country’s future.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of losers

Noun

But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Every inch of wall space is covered with vintage mirrors, statues and busts, alongside countless drawings, cartoons and paintings.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of busts

Noun

Syria became one of the great human catastrophes of our time.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Returns, however, can be negative in a year when there is a much higher than average incidence of catastrophes and insurance claims have to be paid out.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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