All lead balloon synonyms
lead balΒ·loon
L l noun lead balloon
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- breakdown β The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- misstep β a wrong step.
- collapse β If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- failing β Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- deficiency β Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- deterioration β the act or process of deteriorating.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- bankruptcy β Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt.
- washout β a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
- omission β the act of omitting.
- dereliction β If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
- delinquency β Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- default β If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- bomb β A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
- downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- turkey β a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
- lemon β the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- stoppage β an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- rout β a bellow.
- misadventure β an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- inadequacy β Also, inadequateness [in-ad-i-kwit-nis] /ΙͺnΛΓ¦d Ιͺ kwΙͺt nΙͺs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
- bust β a raid, search, or arrest by the police
- deficit β A deficit is the amount by which something is less than what is required or expected, especially the amount by which the total money received is less than the total money spent.
- frustration β act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- stalemate β Chess. a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
- checkmate β to thwart or render powerless
- mess β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- miscarriage β the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, especially between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion. Compare abortion (def 1).
- rupture β the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- botch β If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- abortion β If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive.
adj lead balloon
- bland β If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- lifeless β not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- stale β not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- dead β A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- blind β Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- boring β Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- vanilla β any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- blah β You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
- drab β dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- matte β having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.