BLOCKBUSTER Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

blockbuster

noun

ˈbläk-ˌbə-stər

Definition of blockbuster

as in success

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

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as in whale

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

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Recent Examples of blockbuster Kyle Stanley, a media scholar at the University of Nevada, Reno who has studied the MCU, noted that Iron Man was a lower-level hero when the company decided to build a movie around him, and Downey was not the kind of star who anchored blockbusters. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 What wouldn’t be a shocker is if De Luca and Abdy, who delivered 11 Oscar wins this year to Warner Bros, and a blockbuster 2025, start their own studio. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Lilly tested different combinations of its blockbuster GLP-1 drug Zepbound with eloralintide, a candidate that targets the amylin hormone, in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, in the rental market, the blockbuster RealPage lawsuit alleged that the company’s leasing software pooled landlords’ data and spit out rent recommendations that helped landlords raise rents in lockstep. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blockbuster

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockbuster

Noun

Every dollar poured in weaves the technology’s success and the US economy tighter and tighter together.

— Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
During an onstage conversation earlier in the week following a Los Angeles screening of Digger, Cruise discussed his pursuit of success throughout his career after having started in the business at a young age.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of success

Noun

The leading hypothesis is that the whale calves are suffering infections from marine bacteria that can enter their bodies through injuries inflicted by kelp gulls, Uhart said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The set moves in and out, another set rolls over, and another is on a gimbal that sways as the whale moves.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of whale

Noun

Dancing With the Stars paid tribute to Mariah Carey with a series of performances set to the pop star’s hits.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
The game studio is the home of Mortal Kombat, and has produced hit games based on IP like Batman, Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Noun

Andersen predicts security concerns will ultimately keep China’s turbine giants from conquering the continent.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The tech giant vowed to publish its energy and water use annually, and spend more than $1 billion over five years on free community college, trades training, and home energy-efficiency upgrades in data center counties.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of giant

Noun

The main three projects — The Mummy, The Loudest Voice and Unabomber — each involve monsters in various forms.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
The world has seen many hurricanes rapidly intensify in recent years, strengthening from relatively weak storms into destructive monsters in a matter of hours.

— Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of monster

Noun

Founded in 1812, and opened to the public in 1828, the Academy of Natural Sciences was the first place in the world to display a dinosaur skeleton, back in 1868.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
One of the more notable objects is a full Psittacosaurus skeleton, a small, plant-eating dinosaur with a distinctive beak.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of dinosaur

Noun

In ancient California, they are believed to have existed alongside other extinct native species, including bison-sized Jefferson’s ground sloths, Columbian mammoths and western camels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
See fossils of the 14-foot, 20,000-pound mammoths that used to roam around Texas.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026