Synonyms for bummer
ˈbʌm ərbum·mer

Princeton's WordNet

1. bummernoun

   an experience that is irritating or frustrating or disappointing

   "having to stand in line so long was a real bummer"

2. bummernoun

   a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug

Matched Categories

1. • Effect
   • Irritation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. bummernoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial U.S.] raider (in search of provisions), forager

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bummer":

   nunkhead, boring, galley, disappointment

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How to use bummer in a sentence?

1. Cannon Harrison:

   You can't just ignore a broken law that falls right in your lap but was kind of a bummer, she said it was her first deer ever, too.

2. Leah Wensink:

   This house was not livable when I bought it, it had water damage. And so I've had to come in and just take care of those things right off the bat and tear everything out. I am worried about it because I don't think people are going to see half the work that's been done in this house, which is the bummer of buying a house that needs this much work.

3. Denny Hamlin:

   We talked, we talked on pit road and we talked after that, so yeah, I’m good. He can’t go back and change it. Would we do things differently next time? Probably. It was a bummer for me, yeah. I had as much at stake as he did.

4. Matt Parry:

   I think it’s a bummer. I've heard it’s really something to come see, and a lot of people drive a long way to come see Mount Rushmore. It’s another attraction and another reason to come. Back in Wisconsin we love our fireworks.

5. Keegan Bradley:

   I just hit a terrible shot, i hadn’t hit a really bad shot all week and you just can’t hit it there, obviously, but you can’t hit it right of the flag. And I just came out of it a little bit, it got gobbled up by the wind. If it goes another yard it might have been in that bunker, but it was a bummer.