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schlock

adjective

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variants: or schlocky also shlock or shlocky

Synonyms & Antonyms of schlock

of low quality

a tourist trap selling schlock souvenirs

Synonyms for schlock

bad,
bargain-basement,
bum,
cheap,
cheapjack,
cheesy,
coarse,
common,
crappy
[slang],
cut-rate,
el cheapo,
execrable,
gimcrack,
inferior,
junky,
lousy,
low-grade,
low-rent,
mediocre,
miserable,
poor,
rotten,
rubbishy,
second-rate,
shoddy,
sleazy,
terrible,
trashy,
trumpery,
wretched

Words Related to schlock

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 for schlock

elegant,
handsome,
tasteful

handcrafted,
polished,
refined

Antonyms for schlock

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

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“Schlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlock. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of schlock was in 1916

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