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waterloo Synonyms

Another word for waterloo

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• noun (Context 1)

A decisive, crushing, or final defeat or setback, especially one that ends a period of prior success.

Usage Example

"After years of dominating the market without competition, the tech giant finally met its downfall when a nimble startup released a vastly superior product."

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downfall
undoing
defeat
Strong
rout
debacle
ruin
collapse
overthrow
fiasco
catastrophe

Opposites of waterloo

The opposite of waterloo shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

triumph
victory
conquest
masterstroke
coup
breakthrough
success
See all opposites of waterloo

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Waterloo. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/waterloo
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