wet-blanket
Spoils everyone's fun
A wet-blanket is a person who dampens others' enthusiasm or enjoyment—someone whose negativity or excessive caution spoils the fun.
The image is of a blanket soaked in water, used to smother flames: Don't be such a wet-blanket; it's just a party.
As a verb, to wet-blanket is to discourage or dampen: She wet-blanketed every suggestion we made.
Fun-spoiling person or thing
- party-pooperOne who kills merriment
- spoilsportOne who dampens others' enjoyment
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- stick-in-the-mudOverly cautious traditionalist
fuddy-duddy · drag · sourpuss · grump · curmudgeon · grouch · complainer · moaner
Reducing or wetting slightly
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- demoralizingDestroying confidence or hope
- dispiritingCausing loss of enthusiasm
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
thwarting · hindering · off-putting · uninspiring · deterrent · repressive · obstructive · squelching
Without feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
- halfheartedLacking sincere commitment
dispassionate · detached · unresponsive · passive · nonchalant · listless · lackluster · tepid
buzzkill
Fun-spoiling person or thing
- party-pooperOne who kills merriment
- spoilsportOne who dampens others' enjoyment
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
stick-in-the-mud · fuddy-duddy · drag · sourpuss · grump · curmudgeon · grouch · complainer · moaner · whiner
dampening
Reducing or wetting slightly
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- demoralizingDestroying confidence or hope
- dispiritingCausing loss of enthusiasm
stifling · thwarting · hindering · off-putting · uninspiring · deterrent · repressive · obstructive · squelching · suppressing
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- uninterestedLacking curiosity or concern
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
halfhearted · dispassionate · detached · unresponsive · passive · nonchalant · listless · lackluster · tepid · cool
wet-blanketlife of the party
Most entertaining guest
live wire · party animal · spark plug · social butterfly · good-time Charlie
wet-blanketfree spirit
Uninhibited, unconventional person
fun-lover · thrill-seeker · adventurer · optimist · enthusiast
wet-blanketenthusiast
Ardent admirer of something
booster · encourager · cheerleader · supporter · optimist
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