NONEVENT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

nonevent

noun

Definition of nonevent

as in fiasco

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Recent Examples of nonevent While Wednesday was a complete nonevent in its second season, its star was nominated by both the Golden Globes and Actor Awards. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026 The nonevent is the void with which the novel’s following two sections contend. — Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026 But buying one or two items of anything in this store is almost a nonevent. — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 During nonevent hours, items can be claimed at Gate 3 security or by calling 623-772-3475. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonevent

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Noun

The essay convinced me that Woodward stopped being a journalist after his great work with Carl Bernstein during the Watergate fiasco.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
After a bad debate against challenger Nithya Raman over the summer and the fiasco that was City Hall’s response to the Lineage fire, the incumbent had no other way forward but attack, attack, attack.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of fiasco

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
But this latest catastrophe could clip the wings of any comeback.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of catastrophe

Noun

The organization provides individuals and families with essential products, including merchandise donated by retailers and manufacturers, to help them through poverty, disaster and other challenging circumstances.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Kim called for a public nonprofit disaster insurance program that would cover wildfire risks for existing homes.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of disaster

Noun

Trevithick said the 1989 debacle had cast a pall over certain research topics that perhaps shouldn’t be so easily dismissed.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
In August, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring the direct election of county assessors in response to Jackson County’s property tax debacle.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of debacle

Noun

Forty-three completed the workplace portion, wearing both the Bared Turtur and an ASOS Design Mary Jane Lottie for four weeks each, with a two-week washout period in between.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Heavy rain has already caused problems in the county, including a washout on County Road 500 late last month.

— Jeff Todd, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of washout

Noun

Memory and chip firms SanDisk, Western Digital, AMD, Seagate and Micron were the index’s biggest losers, all plunging around 10%.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Counting among the biggest losers on Election Day was Elon Musk, who is currently facing a lawsuit over allegations that the gas turbines at his Colossus data center in Memphis, Tennessee, are emitting pollution.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of loser

Noun

Seven years have passed since Cats, but the spectacular musical flop still makes Judi Dench cringe.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Notable names in this batch include billionaire Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy and tokenization service Securitize, both of which have been public market flops, but not outright debacles.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

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