WET BLANKET Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

wet blanket

noun

as in drag

a person who spoils the pleasure of others I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket

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Recent Examples of wet blanket Aleksander Barkov has covered him like a wet blanket at times, showcasing the two-way prowess that just earned him his third Selke Trophy. —

Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 16 June 2025 It’s stated routinely in my upcoming book The Deficit Delusion that the centralized and politicized allocation of goods, services and labor in sub-optimal fashion by politicians lays a wet blanket on economic growth. —

John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 Just wait until tech investors are smothered by the ultimate wet blanket: the uncharted territory of Trump tariffs. —

Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025 The last thing a drag queen should be is a wet blanket; RuPaul is the ultimate hang. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wet blanket

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Noun

Economic drag At home, the toll of the Ukraine war has effectively removed Russia from the ranks of the world’s economic powers, according to the report.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Grejo snapped his fingers for the cigarettes to be passed and lit one, but after a single long drag, Adi noticed, never smoked it again, instead clasping it between his fingers like a personal incense stick.

— Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026