WET BLANKETS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

wet blankets

noun

plural of wet blanket

as in party poopers

a person who spoils the pleasure of others I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket

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Recent Examples of wet blankets Martinez and Ishibashi play McConaughey and Harrelson’s real-life spouses like easily exasperated sitcom spouses, half disapproving wet blankets and half the only sane people in their respective families. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The biggest party poopers recently have been Croatia, another European nation who finished second and third at the World Cups in 2018 and 2022 respectively.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
But in their quest to make history, the guests turned into party poopers.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of party poopers

Noun

Within a few hours the couple, both in their mid-40s, has filled the boat with shellfish, sea urchins, mussels and crabs that Leviñanco will sell at the market in Melinka, the main island in the Guaitecas Archipelago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
One employee pulls out crabs with a small net before letting a customer take their pick of the lot.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of crabs

Noun

Williams led the Bears to an NFC North title and a playoff victory last season, but some cynics think the Bears are due for a regression this season.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
That the earnestness the genre requires galls us cynics, who love to hide in our books, away from all those pesky bodies in the first place?

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of cynics

Noun

Caldecott Tunnel was first opened in 1937 with two bores containing two lanes each going opposite directions.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.

— MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of bores

Noun

Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of complainers

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