Buzzkill

//ˈbʌzkɪl//

Synonyms for "buzzkill" (21 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

bad orb dampener

Noun(3 words)

buzzkiller cold fish craic killer

Strong matches (6)

Noun(4 words)

dampener downer fun sponge grinch

downer fun sponge

Related words (10)

joy killer miserabilist party pooper

Noun(7 words)

joy killer killjoy miserabilist party pooper party-pooper spoilsport wet blanket

Related word relations

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4 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

dampener

derived from

2 entries

buzz kill

etymologically related_to

1 entries

buzz

has context

1 entries

slang

Translations

3 translations across 2 languages.

German

2 entries

Spaßbremse noun (someone who spoils an event)
Spielverderber noun (someone who spoils an event)

Portuguese

1 entries

estraga-prazeres noun (someone who spoils an event)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Tom is such a buzzkill.

Source: tatoeba (1559635)

He's a buzzkill, a killjoy.

Source: tatoeba (9601138)

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