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duds Antonyms

Opposite of duds

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• noun (Context 1)

(informal) Plural form of dud: things that fail to work properly, prove ineffective, or turn out to be complete disappointments.

Usage Example

"Out of the dozen batteries in the package, three turned out to be complete successes."

Strongest
successes
Strong
winners
hits
triumphs

Similar words to duds

Words similar to duds shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

clothes
failures
flops
threads
garments
lemons
togs
washouts
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• Nearby Words

dude
dudette
dudgeon
duds
due
duel
dueler

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Duds. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/duds
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