Thesaurus results for TRINKETS

trinkets

noun

plural of trinket

as in ornamentals

a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations

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Recent Examples of trinkets There are also special and unique antique trinkets sprinkled throughout the store that add an element of interest and curiosity. —

Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 May 2026 Bali Cargo Company Beaded jewelry, trinkets, beach coverups, and more are all priced to sell at Bali Cargo Company in Neptune Beach. —

Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 Lima gifted her the latter two items and assembled all three trinkets in a line to hang from the original pin. —

Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 The dead owners’ trinkets sat and hung everywhere, awaiting estate sale. —

Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 Plastic trinkets and graffiti, television sets and bumper stickers, road signs and wigs—many might describe these items as disposable culture, signs of America’s crass habit of regarding anything as art. —

Hua Hsu, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 Piling up trinkets and artwork creates a lot of visual noise, which can actually hide your home’s best features. —

Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026 There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets). —

Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 While rooms are certainly large enough to keep families happy, the aesthetic but delicate trinkets dotted throughout might be best kept away from little hands. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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Featuring four miles of trails, SDBG has the largest public bamboo collection in North America; gardens representing different regions and flora of the world; and demonstration gardens showcasing fruits and vegetables, water-smart ornamentals, and native plants.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Mix edible plants with ornamentals There’s no rule that says your decorative containers can’t also be productive.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026