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

Though SpaceX’s powerful Starship won’t be flying from Florida for some time, the company’s powerhouse Falcon Heavy is set for a rare launch early Sunday.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
These powerhouse Los Angeles institutions join a growing cohort of universities in California and nationwide responding quickly to a technology most undergraduates first encountered in chat bots or social media feeds in middle and high school.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of powerhouse

Noun

This hermetic secrecy is how Allure beauty director Sarah Kinonen and I recently found ourselves in the bathroom of a suite in the Aman hotel on New York’s Fifth Avenue, brushing our teeth while members of the Dyson public relations team looked on.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
As the affiliate industry grows, particularly for fashion brands and beauty brands which increasingly route a growing share of sales through such links, the answer is getting harder to parse.

— Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauty

Noun

Meanwhile, the Young Bucks will challenge Adam Copeland and Christian Cage for the AEW World Tag Team Championship in a dream match between teams from different generations.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Pop, in making his dream a reality, became a hero and a torchbearer.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of dream

Noun

The space telescope hasn't just collected incredible data; its images have also given the general public a new appreciation for the beauty and wonder of space.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Although an Assassin's Creed-style parkour system would do wonders for the game's movement given the setting, the protagonist's magical steed was a joy to ride.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

The Aurzen Zip is a marvel of engineering, packing bright, colorful images, easy connectivity, and a full 90 minutes of battery life into its tiny shell.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of marvel

Noun

The show became a global phenomenon in the hands of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and producer Andy Wilman.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
While prediction markets’ explosive growth is a recent phenomenon, event contracts aren’t new and are just another prior innovation within that framework, not a departure from it.

— Brian Quintenz, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of phenomenon

Noun

The shape and patterning on Telipogon resembles that of species of daisy with yellow ray florets that a particular species of fly feeds on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
Here's Natalie Decker in her daisy dukes cheering on her husband at Richmond to take us into another big week.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of daisy

Noun

Somewhere in the city is his former high school sweetheart, Dallas Bryan (Agudong), who is building her new career, chasing her dreams, and not looking back.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
America’s sweetheart Dolly Parton sadly died on Tuesday, August 25, at age 80.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026

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