| Main Entry: | wet blanket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pessimistic person |
Synonyms: |
cold water, damper, downer, drag, grinch, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, marplot, party pooper, poor sport, proser, sourpuss, spoilsport |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuisance |
Synonyms: |
bother, bromide, bummer, creep*, deadhead, downer, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck, pest, pill, soporific, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket, wimp*, yawn |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
Antonyms: |
charmer, exciter, pleasure |
| Main Entry: | killjoy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spoilsport |
Synonyms: |
complainer, dampener, doomsdayer, grinch, grouch, moaner, partypooper, pessimist, prophet of doom, stick in the mud, wet blanket, whiner |
| Main Entry: | melancholy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, sad |
Synonyms: |
blue*, dejected, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, doleful, dolorous, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, dragged, droopy, funereal, gloomy, glum, grim, heavyhearted, in blue funk, joyless, lachrymose, low, low-spirited, lugubrious, mirthless, miserable, moody, moony, mournful, pensive, saddened, saddening, somber, sorrowful, sorry*, torn up, trite, unhappy, wet blanket, wistful, woebegone, woeful |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, happy, joyful |
| Main Entry: | naysayer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pessimist |
Synonyms: |
complainer, cynic, defeatist, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket |
| Main Entry: | pessimist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who expects bad outcome |
Synonyms: |
complainer, crepehanger, cynic, defeatist, depreciator, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket, worrier, worrywart |
Antonyms: |
optimist |
| Main Entry: | damper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hindrance |
Synonyms: |
chill, depressant, restraint, wet blanket |
| Main Entry: | party pooper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone who spoils others' fun |
Synonyms: |
drip, fuddy-duddy, grinch, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, sourpuss, spoilsport, stick-in-the-mud, wet blanket |
Antonyms: |
celebrator, life of the party, live wire |