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Synonyms of gold
(Entry 1 of 2)
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
- all the gold in the world won't buy happiness
Synonyms for gold
- bread
- [slang],
- bucks,
- cabbage
- [slang],
- cash,
- change,
- chips,
- coin,
- currency,
- dough,
- green,
- jack
- [slang],
- kale
- [slang],
- legal tender,
- lolly
- [British],
- long green
- [slang],
- loot,
- lucre,
- money,
- moola
- (or moolah)
- [slang],
- needful,
- pelf,
- scratch
- [slang],
- shekels
- (also sheqels or shekelim or shekalim or sheqalim),
- tender,
- wampum
Words Related to gold
- dead presidents
- [slang],
- folding money,
- paper money,
- scrip
- chump change,
- dibs
- [slang],
- dime,
- mite,
- peanuts,
- pittance,
- shoestring
gold
adjectiveSynonyms of gold (Entry 2 of 2)
as in golden
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gold
- gilded
- (or gilt),
- gold-plated
- bejeweled
- (or bejewelled),
- bossed,
- chased,
- emblazoned,
- embossed,
- embroidered,
- flounced,
- fringed,
- garlanded,
- laced,
- sequined
- (or sequinned),
- wreathed
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“Gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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