Flash-in-the-pan Synonyms

An unsuccessful attempt
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fad
  2. dud
  3. failure
  4. fiasco
  5. disappointment
  6. brief success
  7. bugbear
  8. nine-days-wonder
  9. misfire
  10. momentary success
  11. nine days' wonder
  12. wet squib

Flash-in-the-pan Sentence Examples

  • He began, too, to take an active interest in politics over the Eastern Question, but his enthusiasm was at the moment a flash in the pan.

  • When jumpsuits broke onto the fashion scene in the spring, some people thought they were nothing more than a flash in the pan that would fizzle out before they caught on.

  • Simpson's second album, Irresistible, sold considerably less than her first and she was generally thought to have been a flash in the pan.

  • Rather than being a flash in the pan whose albums are bargain bin destined, Sparks has shown signs that she might be able to make her career last for the long haul.