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

Molly saved herself in the showstopper with a gorgeous pink-and-orange cake that has the consistency of a fuzzy sweater, and there was nothing Shannon could have done that would have been worse than Danni’s two disasters.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Los Angeles County officials aim to break ground on the new Eaton Canyon Nature Center before 2028, with plans to construct a facility that can withstand the region’s changing climate and future disasters.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of disasters

Noun

There will be early disappointments, like the rough start the Dolphins (0-2) got off to in road losses to the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Two weeks into this season, the Bucks are one of the NFL's biggest disappointments.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappointments

Noun

That makes preventing deployment and routing failures especially important as these fleets expand.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Built in 1965, the JFK was the oldest ferry in the Staten Island fleet when it was retired last August due to mechanical failures.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of failures

Noun

No, the Unabomber, a onetime math genius and professor named Ted Kaczynski, was basically a hermit nerd in a Montana cabin who mailed bombs to scientists, engineers, professors, and other elites.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Given the difficulty of defending against drones, missiles, and bombs, large-scale attacks on critical infrastructure would likely have succeeded and invited reprisals in kind, leaving everyone worse off.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of bombs

Noun

Instead, in one crucial scene, Lion delivers a speech that myth-busts perfectionism to the kids’ parents, who are unmoved.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
It’s been such an unsteady year, Andrew Friedman’s two big offseason acquisitions have been busts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of busts

Noun

Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to find out whether their journalists were safe.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Syria became one of the great human catastrophes of our time.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of catastrophes

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