Synonyms for Letdown | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "letdown" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Noun(4 words)

disappointment anticlimax anticlimaxes bummer

abasement abatement allayment alleviation arrest assuagement bafflement balkbetrayed hopeblasted expectationblighted hopeblow blunting buffet calming check comedowncruel disappointmentdamping dash

Strong matches (35)

dashed hopedeadening debasement deceleration defeat deflation delay demulsion descent detention diminution disappointment discomfiture disgrace disillusionment dissatisfaction drag dulcification dulling dump

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ease-off ease-up easing embarrassment failurefallen countenancefalling-off fiasco fizzle flagging foiling

Noun(4 words)

decompression disappointments dismay downer

Related words (58)

forlorn hopefrustrationhangdog lookholduphope deferredhumbled pridehumiliation hushing lag leniency lessening letup lightening loosening lullingminus accelerationmirage mitigation modulation mollification

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Noun(2 words)

frustrationpressure release

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

4 entries

dissatisfactionfluid controlmechanical processnegative emotion

More specific

5 entries

decompression valveemotional letdownpersonal letdownpressure relief valverelief mechanism

Collocations

5 entries

emotional letdowngradual letdownletdown effectmajor letdownpressure letdown

Inflections

1 entries

letdowns

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When the food is bad, it's a real letdown.

Source: tatoeba (268696)

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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