SHOWSTOPPER Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

showstopper

noun

ˈshō-ˌstä-pər

Definition of showstopper

as in doll

a physically attractive person at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper

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Recent Examples of showstopper In such the creative place that is NYC, this is a unique showstopper to add to your wellness must-try list. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 Effortless, a lil unexpected, definitely a showstopper! — Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Kelli Barclay is Goodspeed’s go-to person for spectacular old-school tap dance showstoppers. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026 But the showstopper moment of the trip came at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for showstopper

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showstopper

Noun

There’s no way the doll monsters at the pond were the whole point of the Lake of Tears, right?

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The brand has seen its fair share of criticism in regards to doll diversity.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of doll

Noun

The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
One was a real looker but not keen to enter some charade with Jed, whose big smile put her off.

— Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of looker

Noun

Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
But the 27-year-old Alabama man didn’t see through on that promise and ended up staying in Fiji and hooking up with other lovelies.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025

Definition of lovely

Noun

People are shopping for clothing and beauty products at a Zudio store in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 4, 2024.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 July 2026
First was an anti-aging and beauty-focused treatment that combined 20 minutes in a relaxingly warm red light bed with a Japanese Microbiome and Fermented Enzyme Facial.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of beauty

Noun

Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026

Definition of eyeful

Noun

Pampers Swaddlers These tried-and-true diapers, available in preemie sizes—plus larger sizes for growing babes—are a must-have for life with a newborn.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026

Definition of babe

Noun

Long-running pop-up event Fork N’ Film leans more dinner and movie, pairing dishes directly inspired by what is happening on screen.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Galley or housekeeping utility roles – which could include washing dishes, for example – sit at the lower end of the chart, typically making between $1,200 and $2,500 a month for the former and between $1,200 and $2,200 for the latter.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of dish

Noun

Meta, Oracle, Microsoft and other big tech companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees, while simultaneously investing billions in AI data centers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Russia’s forces are taking tens of thousands of casualties, according to independent analysts and Western intelligence assessment.

— Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 4 July 2026