RINKY DINK Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

rinky-dink

adjective

Definition of rinky-dink

as in antiquated

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Recent Examples of rinky-dink Despite the anodyne cinematography, special effects that look rinky-dink compared to Oppenheimer, and a color palette more suited to an episode of The A-Team than serious cinema, the movie really scared me. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 Unfortunately, the rinky-dink webcam built into your laptop cannot come close to competing with your handset. — PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2025 This is not going to be some rinky-dink 80-minute sketch show. — Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Only the majesty of the West was good enough for them—they'd never deign to spend a weekend on one of the rinky-dink mountains of the Northeast. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for rinky-dink

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Adjective

Adopting techniques from classic-Hollywood style, cinematographers dusted off antiquated equipment, using tungsten bulbs instead of LEDs to create the low-key contrasts typical of the genre.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Furthermore, its green monochrome display will likely feel antiquated once full-color waveguide tech matures.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of antiquated

Adjective

The assumed inference is that travelers rely on Google for their travel needs and that informative brochures and knowledgeable attendants are a quaint idea that has outlived its usefulness.

— Frank Hosek, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
But back in 2010, the block was relatively quaint, and the lot held a two-story, 2,599-square-foot rectory for priests.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of quaint

Adjective

Bluegrass jams attract spectators who marvel at the players’ pyrotechnics; old-time jams get people on their feet.

— David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026
But On the Rocks has the potential to draw customers to Burleson from far around for an old-time Italian restaurant experience with pastas and grill dishes, cocktails, wines and a piano bar.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of old-time

Adjective

For now, analysts have Nike chief executive officer Elliott Hill’s promise that the team will introduce more than a dozen footwear styles that are all new instead of going back to the vault and doing old retro shoes.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
The fruits of their effort is now available for purchase online and in stores (a deluxe edition featuring an exclusive retro Trapper Keeper-style slipcase is available for purchase at Z2’s website).

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of retro

Adjective

Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Her own furnishings and finishes are elegant and, not unlike her paintings, old-world but not old-fashioned.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of old-world

Adjective

The 1,800-square-foot Encinitas location, modeled after the company’s flagship in Costa Mesa, is designed to resemble a 1950s-style diner, complete with chrome accents and an old-fashioned pie case.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Advocates argued that decades of studies had identified the most effective ways to teach reading, which included teaching kids to sound out words using old-fashioned phonics, while emphasizing vocabulary and comprehension.

— Lisa Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of old-fashioned

Adjective

Single-stock futures, however, present a unique hybrid of traditional equities and old-school commodity futures that might be of interest to some investors.

— Bruce Blythe, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
The hotel is a sleeper hit with the old-school crowd who come for the team’s warmth and understated cleverness.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

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