Synonyms for wet blanket
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Noun
1. Spoilsport — A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc
kill-joy, spoilsport, cold fish, sour puss, party pooper informal, grouch, marplot, craic killer UK IE, dampener, mar-all dated, wet rag slang, buzzkill slang
Other
damper, discouragement, flat tire slang dated US
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
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- Other spellings
- wet-blanket
Example sentences
- spoilsport A spoilsport is a person who ruins other people's fun.
- damper The air grew noticeably cooler and damper.
- discouragement What gives you strength in times of discouragement?
By length
- 6 letters
- damper2, grouch1
- 7 letters
- marplot
- 8 letters
- buzzkill, dampener
- 10 letters
- spoilsport
- 14 letters
- discouragement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (damper2 = 2 syllables).