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gimcrack

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gimcrack

of low quality

a store plastered with "going out of business" signs and notorious for selling gimcrack merchandise

Synonyms of 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), second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, terrible, trashy, trumpery, wretched

Words Related to gimcrack

useless, valueless, worthless

indifferent, lackluster, second-class

brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry

seedy, shabby, tacky

counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham

supercheap, ultracheap

Near Antonyms of gimcrack

elegant, handsome, tasteful

handcrafted, polished, refined

Antonyms of gimcrack

excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

gimcrack

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gimcrack

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 of gimcrack

bauble, bibelot, curio, curiosity, doodad, gaud, gewgaw (also geegaw), kickshaw, knickknack (also nicknack), novelty, ornamental, tchotchke, trinket

Words Related to gimcrack

bijouterie, bric-a-brac, gimcrackery, trinketry, trumpery, virtu (or vertu)

bagatelle, trifle

figurine, objet dʼart (also objet), ornament

keepsake, memento, souvenir

conversation piece

collectible (or collectable), collector's item

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