ODDS-AND-ENDS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

odds and ends

plural noun

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as in novelties

small useful items she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs

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as in rest

a remaining group or portion almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends

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Recent Examples of odds and ends Rolanstar Multi-Function Convertible Coffee Table Got a small living room without anywhere to stash odds and ends? —

Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026 Employ pretty canisters to store odds and ends floating around your space. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026 Fast forward to 2025, and these tactics of recombination and pastiche have become well-established in experimental music, as artists reframe the odds and ends of the past and present through contemporary insight. —

H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026 Fried rice famously revives leftover rice, studding it with vegetables, eggs and other fridge odds and ends. —

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sundries

Plural Noun

There’s also a guide that shares where to find sundries like hot sauces, jams and spices produced by companies with owners from Black, Indigenous or other marginalized communities.

— Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
This is the place to stock up on baking ingredients, retro toys, candles, greeting cards and sundries.

— Necee Regis, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022