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thing
Synonyms and Antonyms of thing
- you poor thing, you must be exhausted
- the thing to which the subject of the sentence refers
- one of the things you can do is to help me clean up
- can you hand me that thing over there?
dingus, doohickey, thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatnot
accessory (also accessary), accompaniment, bauble, curio
gaud, gewgaw (also geegaw), knickknack (also nicknack), novelty, ornamental, spangle, token, trinket
- just the latest thing from her fertile imagination
article, commodity, entry, object
goods, line, merchandise, wares
aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, issue, outcome, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
by-product, derivative, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, residual, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off
- the accident was just one of those things that can happen anywhere
- the important thing is that we get the project back on schedule
- I have lots of things to do this afternoon
- gather your things and get out
belongings, chattels, duds, effects, gear, goods, holdings, movables (or moveables), paraphernalia, personal effects, personal property, personalty, plunder [chiefly dialect], possession, stuff
- math just isn't my thing
forte, long suit, métier (also metier), speciality, specialty, strong suit
area, arena, bailiwick, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, fief, fiefdom, field, line, precinct, province, realm, sphere, terrain
aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent
inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency
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