BLOCKBUSTERS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

blockbusters

noun

plural of blockbuster

as in successes

a person or thing that is successful the movie is expected to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer

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something that is unusually large and powerful a blockbuster of a fighter plane

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Recent Examples of blockbusters Stone counts more than two decades of experience, including 14 years spanning Fox and Disney, working on blockbusters, awards contenders, theatrical and streaming fare. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 That’s not even mentioning the House of Mouse’s attempts at sequels, which often have the cheap, slapdash feel of a Disney VHS release despite being major blockbusters. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026 Pinewood is one of the largest and most iconic film studios in the world, with blockbusters including James Bond, The Hobbit, and Star Wars movies all filming here over the past few decades. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026 Over the years, India’s blockbusters have sought to outdo each other in budget, especially those in Bollywood and the Telugu film industry. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 At the midway point, this year has already produced the most billion-dollar blockbusters since the pandemic shook up the movie theater industry. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 In the eighties, cinema would gravitate toward clear messages and sleek blockbusters, many of them action movies. — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 So what better place to fight off alien invaders in a battle that would go on to define the following decade’s worth of blockbusters? — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Two of the studio’s 11 entries have been animated, embracing a comic-book visual style unlike anything else in Hollywood blockbusters. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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Noun

No matter their successes, their bodies are still seen as failures in the eyes of society.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Over the past 50 years, education financing lawsuits, aimed at eliminating inequalities in education funding, have made their way through state courts, with some important and high-profile successes.

— Quinn Yeargain, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of successes

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These trips also have plenty of opportunities to see whales, orcas, and other sea life, with scenic cruising in the Alexander Archipelago’s Frederick Sound.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Four other whales from that transport were brought to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

— Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of whales

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In a scene where Odysseus and his crew come into contact with the Laestrygonians, a tribe of man-eating giants, Dalton, who‘s four and a half feet tall, doubled for Damon.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Fabrizio Romano confirms the final decision rests with Rodri, with both Spanish giants prepared to offer similar transfer fees.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of giants

Noun

This is the annual meeting between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League, serving as a curtain-raiser to the new season.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The Powerball jackpot neared $1 billion after no winners emerged during Monday night's draw.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of winners

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Steven Spielberg first brought to life the pages of Michael Crichton’s novel about a disastrous attempt to create a theme park with dinosaurs.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
So, yes, there’s a reason most of us are right handed and no, dinosaurs have never actually spit venom.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dinosaurs

Noun

As creatures from Indonesian mythology emerge to threaten his students’ community, Chris and his pupils find their fight extends beyond monsters to their own inner struggles.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
The viruses the researchers created are not Frankenstein’s monsters.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of monsters

Noun

The basketball world has lost one of its titans, as former Warriors coach and executive Don Nelson died Sunday at the age of 86.

— Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
In 2018, the organization’s footprint expanded to include the National Comedy Center, which is now home to the archives of comedy titans George Carlin, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

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