CONVERSATION PIECE Synonyms: 35 Similar Words

conversation piece

noun

as in trinket

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Recent Examples of conversation piece It's become a conversation piece at the dinner parties Kung hosts at home. — Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 1 May 2026 Sports equipment as decor not only serves as a conversation piece but can also save storage space, which is great for athletics enthusiasts who reside in smaller quarters, such as apartments. — Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026 One standout element is the sports card collection featuring athletes known for their famous mullet hairstyles — a quirky, beloved conversation piece for regulars and new visitors alike. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 1 Mar. 2026 Explore and shop for Braves bobbleheads, aircraft trading cards, full-size galley carts, airport and Sky Club seating — all the conversation pieces your home needs. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conversation piece

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Noun

This isn’t a delicate desk trinket that cowers at a splash of rain.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Minimalist Casey Jones always gets rid of extra decor or trinkets after a big declutter.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of trinket

Noun

Arrow Rock Antiques & Mercantile is stocked with vintage knickknacks and home decor items.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
The angular build brings in thoughtful symmetry and lots of tabletop space to curate a varied display of coffee table books and knickknacks.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of knickknack

Noun

Late-Modern architect focuses on a sleek design with minimal ornamentals.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026
While this group of pathogens has an extensive range of hosts, it is often observed on woody ornamentals—viburnum or rhododendron, for example—and trees like dogwood or maple.

— Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of ornamental

Noun

At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud, voice prostituted to a huge orchestra.

— San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2019
Even its colors, silver and space gray, seem to have been chosen for their lack of gaud—no blingy gold model here.

— David Pierce, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2017

Definition of gaud

Noun

The painting then remained in the artist’s possession and out of public sight until it was bought, in 1927, as a chic bibelot for a swanky members-only social club in London.

— Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Bruno Magli’s luxe nappa leather bibelot upgrades the standard-issue, white plastic AirPods case.

— Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021

Definition of bibelot

Noun

France's passion for paintings, sculptures, ancient artifacts and other valuables and curios is a source of national pride and identity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
If anything, they were perhaps afforded slightly more tolerance because they were seen as a curio.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of curio

Noun

Souvenirs from a once-in-a-lifetime vacation, family heirlooms, or tchotchkes from friends usually end up tucked away in boxes and drawers or getting lost on busy bookshelves.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026
Gap Large Denim Five Pocket Tote Already out of stock in the Standard and Large iterations, this petite purse is outfitted in soft denim and, true to its name, boasts a myriad of pockets for schlepping all your tchotchkes around town.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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