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lead balloon

ADJECTIVE
flat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bland dead lifeless stale weak
STRONG
blah blind boring drab matte vanilla
WEAK
banal colorless dim draggy flavorless ho-hum inane innocuous insipid jejune monotonous muted pointless prosaic prosy sapless spiritless tasteless tedious uninteresting unpalatable unsavory unseasoned vapid watery white-bread
Antonyms
STRONG
exciting
WEAK
bubbly effervescent sharp tasty
NOUN
failure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankruptcy breakdown collapse decline defeat deficiency deterioration failing loss misstep
STRONG
abortion bomb botch bungle bust checkmate decay deficit downfall fiasco flop frustration implosion inadequacy lemon loser mess misadventure miscarriage nonperformance overthrow rout rupture stalemate stoppage turkey washout wreck
WEAK
false step faux pas flash in the pan nonsuccess sinking ship total loss
Antonyms
STRONGEST
betterment improvement increase rise success win
STRONG
accomplishment benefit blessing continuation enough plenty triumph
WEAK
achievement achiever attainment earnings gain merit
NOUN
insolvency
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankruptcy breakdown deterioration implosion inadequacy rupture
STRONG
bomb botch bungle bust checkmate collapse decay decline defeat deficiency deficit downfall failing fiasco flop frustration lemon loser loss mess misadventure miscarriage misstep nonperformance overthrow rout stalemate stoppage turkey washout wreck
WEAK
false step faux pas flash in the pan nonsuccess sinking ship total loss
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement advantage ascent benefit blessing continuation enough improvement increase plenty rise strength success triumph win
NOUN
nonfeasance
Synonyms
STRONG
abortion bankruptcy bomb botch breakdown bungle bust checkmate collapse decay decline default defeat deficiency deficit delinquency dereliction deterioration downfall failing fiasco flop frustration implosion inadequacy lemon loser loss mess misadventure miscarriage misstep neglect nonperformance omission overthrow rout rupture stalemate stoppage turkey washout wreck
WEAK
false step faux pas flash in the pan nonsuccess sinking ship total loss
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement adequacy advantage ascent benefit betterment blessing continuation development enough improvement increase perfection plenty rise satisfaction strength success sufficiency triumph win
NOUN
unsuccess
Synonyms
WEAK
abortion bankruptcy bomb botch breakdown bungle bust checkmate collapse decay decline defeat deficiency deficit deterioration downfall failing false step faux pas fiasco flash in the pan flop frustration implosion inadequacy lemon loser loss mess misadventure miscarriage misstep nonperformance nonsuccess overthrow rout rupture sinking ship stalemate stoppage total loss turkey unsuccessfulness washout wreck
NOUN
unsuccessfulness
Synonyms
WEAK
abortion bankruptcy bomb botch breakdown bungle bust checkmate collapse decay decline defeat deficiency deficit deterioration downfall failing false step faux pas fiasco flash in the pan flop frustration implosion inadequacy lemon loser loss mess misadventure miscarriage misstep nonperformance nonsuccess overthrow rout rupture sinking ship stalemate stoppage total loss turkey unsuccess washout wreck

Example Sentences

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The risk is that the increase will go down like a lead balloon with some commuters.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

Arizona shot 49% for the game, but had a key stretch making seven straight shots that saw a four-point lead balloon to 22 in a hurry.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2022

I like seating couples apart, so that we might all visit with more people than we see daily, but this has gone over like a lead balloon.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

The rejection letter noted that Basecamp’s apps had “have not contributed any revenue to the App Store over the last eight years,” a line that went over in the developer community like a lead balloon.

From The Verge • Jun. 22, 2020

A quick survey of what little press attention Bush’s proposals garnered indicates they landed like a lead balloon.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2016