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Synonyms & Antonyms of gimcrack
(Entry 1 of 2)
of low quality
- a store plastered with "going out of business" signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise
Synonyms for gimcrack
- bad,
- bargain-basement,
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheapjack,
- cheesy,
- coarse,
- common,
- crappy
- [slang],
- cut-rate,
- el cheapo,
- execrable,
- inferior,
- junky,
- lousy,
- low-grade,
- low-rent,
- mediocre,
- miserable,
- poor,
- rotten,
- rubbishy,
- schlock
- (or schlocky also shlock or shlocky),
- second-rate,
- shoddy,
- sleazy,
- terrible,
- trashy,
- trumpery,
- wretched
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gimcrack
nounSynonyms of gimcrack (Entry 2 of 2)
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
- a remarkable amount of money is spent on gimcracks and other unnecessary items each year
- their apartment has enough gimcracks to fill up a novelty company's warehouse
Synonyms for gimcrack
Words Related to gimcrack
- bijouterie,
- bric-a-brac,
- gimcrackery,
- trinketry,
- trumpery,
- virtu
- (or vertu)
- figurine,
- objet d'art
- (also objet),
- ornament
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