When the food is bad, it's a real letdown.
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Letdown
Synonyms for "letdown" (108 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (32)
Related words (54)
hangdog lookholduphope deferredhumbled pridehumiliationhushinglagleniencylesseningletuplighteninglooseninglullingminus accelerationmiragemitigationmodulationmollificationmortificationobstruction
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pacificationpalliationput downput-downquieteningquietingreductionrelaxationremissionretardationretardmentself-abasementself-abnegationself-diminishmentsetbacksetdownshameshamefacednessshamefastnessslack-upslackeningslow upslowdownslowingslowing downslowupsofteningsoothingsore disappointmentsubduementtantalizationteasetemperingtranquilization
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Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
What a letdown!
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The party was a bit of a letdown.
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It was such a letdown.
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