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Synonyms for buzzkill

Most common

kill-joy joy killer downer dampener

All synonyms

Noun

Other

buzzkiller slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Something that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.

Forms

Plural
buzzkills → downers, kill-joys, dampeners, miserabilists…

Example sentences

  • downer I was sort of expecting it, but it was still a bit of a downer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
buzzkillsteady
downerrising
dampenersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
downer2
8 letters
dampener
10 letters
spoilsport, buzzkiller
12 letters
miserabilist

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (downer2 = 2 syllables).