as in accident
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing
that story of drug addiction was a real downer
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Recent Examples of downer
Juror #2, Eastwood’s latest drama (and, given his age, possibly his last), seems for a while to be building toward a characteristically bleak punctuation, yet another classic Clint downer of a dénouement.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
The price tag was a downer but $200 off today helps a lot!
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Taxes are a major downer, lopsidedly favoring those at the top.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
One common misconception is that mixing uppers and downers, like MDMA and ketamine, will balance each other out.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
The price tag was a downer but $200 off today helps a lot!
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Taxes are a major downer, lopsidedly favoring those at the top.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
One common misconception is that mixing uppers and downers, like MDMA and ketamine, will balance each other out.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
Noun
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The Nets did follow up that accident by becoming the first team all season to fail to score 100 points against the Washington Wizards.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In addition to the sheriff’s office, the Carpentersville and West Dundee fire departments and the Carpentersville Police Department also responded to the accident scene, a West Dundee fire department news release said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Again, the temperature rose far earlier than expected, and the KTB team was also surprised to find that the rock at this depth was not solid, and large amounts of fluid and gas were pouring into the bore hole to complicate the effort further.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Eli Sharabi’s home bore marks from the attack months later.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time.—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Okay, two years of ups and downs and time to move on to Penix.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With James not playing, this will certainly be a bummer for a lot of people.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But the split does cause friction and a platonic break-up between Deb and her friend, which is kind of a bummer.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Downer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downer. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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