Dud: Synonyms in English

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dud:
- madcap; dud; jerk; drip; figure; character; idiot; madman; lemon; turkey; bomb; misfire; flop; washout
- dud

English

Detailed Synonyms for dud in English

the dud
the madcap; the dud; the jerk; the drip; the figure; the character; the idiot; the madman
- madcap [the ~] noun
- dud [the ~] noun
- jerk [the ~] noun
- drip [the ~] noun
- figure [the ~] noun
- character [the ~] noun
- idiot [the ~] noun
- madman [the ~] noun
the dud
the drip; the lemon; the dud
- drip [the ~] noun
- lemon [the ~] noun
- dud [the ~] noun
the dud

– an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual ¹
the turkey; the bomb; the dud
– an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual ¹
- turkey [the ~] noun
  - the first experiment was a real turkey¹
- bomb [the ~] noun
- dud [the ~] noun
  - the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned¹
the dud

– an explosion that fails to occur ¹
the dud; the misfire
– an explosion that fails to occur ¹
- dud [the ~] noun
- misfire [the ~] noun
the dud

– someone who is unsuccessful ¹
the dud; the flop; the washout
– someone who is unsuccessful ¹
- dud [the ~] noun
- flop [the ~] noun
- washout [the ~] noun

failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive¹
- he stepped on a dud mine¹
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual¹
- the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned¹
an explosion that fails to occur¹
someone who is unsuccessful¹