Clinker and Smash

Opposite meaning words

Clinker noun - Something that has failed.

Usage example: all of the toy company's new offerings for the Christmas season proved to be clinkers

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Smash is an antonym for clinker.

Nearby Word: clinked

Smash noun - A person or thing that is successful.

Usage example: the new Broadway musical is a smash

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Clinker is an antonym for smash.

Nearby Words: smashed, smashing, smasher, smashable

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