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View usage for: (nɒnɪvɛnt) Word forms: noneventsregional note: in BRIT, also use non-eventcountable nounIf you say that something was a nonevent, you mean that it was disappointing or dull, especially when this was not what you had expected. Unfortunately, the entire evening was a total nonevent. nonevent in British English (ˌnɒnɪˈvɛnt) nouna disappointing or insignificant occurrence, esp one predicted to be important nonevent in American English (ˈnɑniˌvɛnt; ˈnɑnɪˈvɛnt) noun Informal an event or occurrence that is boring, does not fulfill expectations, or is deliberately staged, as for publicity : also ˈnon-eˌvent Examples of 'nonevent' in a sentencenonevent Synonyms of 'nonevent'flop, failure, disappointment, fiasco More Synonyms of nonevent Definition a disappointing or insignificant occurrence which was expected to be important Unfortunately, the entire evening was a total non-event. Additional synonymsDefinition a person or thing that disappoints The defeat was a bitter disappointment. Synonyms letdown, blow, disaster, failure, setback, fiasco, misfortune, calamity, whammy (informal), choker (informal), washout (informal), anticlimaxDefinition an ineffectual person or thing He's been a dud from day one. Synonyms failure, flop (informal), washout (informal), clinker (slang, US), clunker (informal) Definition someone or something that is unsuccessful I just felt I had been a failure in my personal life. Synonyms loser, disappointment, no-good, flop (informal), write-off, incompetent, no-hoper (Australian), dud (informal), clinker (slang, US), black sheep, washout (informal), clunker (informal), dead duck (slang), ne'er-do-well, saddo (British, slang), nonstarter- none the
- nonentity
- nonetheless
- nonevent
- nonexistent
- nonpareil
- nonplussed
Additional synonymsDefinition an action or attempt that fails completely in a ridiculous or disorganized way The party was a bit of a fiasco. Synonyms flop (informal), failure, disaster, ruin, mess (informal), catastrophe, rout, debacle, cock-up (British, slang), balls-up (taboo, slang), fuck-up (offensive, taboo, slang), washout (informal) Definition a total failure or disaster The concert was a total washout. Synonyms failure, disaster, disappointment, flop (informal), mess, fiasco, dud (informal), clunker (informal) |