HUMMER Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

hummer

noun

ˈhə-mər

Definition of hummer

as in powerhouse

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency

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as in beauty

something very good of its kind this is the author's first mystery novel, and it's a hummer

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Noun

The theater quickly turned into a West Coast powerhouse, producing trailblazing work, including the plays of Brecht, Beckett and Pinter.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Before Game 1 of the NLCS was played, Brewers general manager Matt Arnold was asked about the premise of small market teams like Milwaukee not being able to compete with powerhouse franchises like Los Angeles and the two teams in New York.

— Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of powerhouse

Noun

Avantika Vandanapu took a chance and won 40% off a box, while her guest ended up winning an entire beauty box for themselves.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
The firming, plumping cream is a favorite at Vogue HQ—beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden has been raving about this oil-in-gel.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of beauty

Noun

In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
In his dreams, Jose Fiscal Belli is still living an all-American life with his all-American family.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dream

Noun

O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
But Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty soon start to heal the family and bring some light to Josie’s complicated world.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
And then there is Turin, Italy’s first capital and a Baroque marvel with the Alps to its west and north.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of marvel

Noun

This phenomenon is called the collapse of the wave function, and the resulting physical picture is known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Scientists have long known about Kelvin waves, but this year, the phenomena grabbed the public's attention with video explanations receiving thousands of views across TikTok and X.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of phenomenon

Noun

At the top of the staircase, which de Buffévent said was a big draw in choosing the location and now comes with a banister by ironwork artist Romain Barré, who was also behind that giant daisy — there’s a succession of salons.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
The seeds were collected from the lone tree daisy, a type of flowering plant, on Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of daisy

Noun

Hannah Mullin and Sean McConnell are true childhood sweethearts.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
The Pittsburgh native turned the page on his high school sweetheart Nomi Leasure and entered new dating territory, a relationship with Ariana Grande, which started to percolate in early 2016.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

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