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What is another word for
makeshift
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Adjective
Acting as an interim and temporary measure
Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future
Crudely constructed, typically in a hasty or improvised manner
Insubstantial and easily damaged
Pieced together
(
of a substance
)
Made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product
Considered to be lacking in aesthetic judgement or to constitute inappropriate behaviour
Noun
Temporary help
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems
Hasty remedy
(
usually as modifier
)
A person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty
An improvisation, or something done without prior thought or planning
Place to hide, have privacy
A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment
Adverb
Without preparation
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▲
Adjective
▲
Acting as an interim and temporary measure
substitute
make-do
provisional
temporary
stopgap
improvised
emergency
extemporary
extempore
impromptu
jury
new
standby
substitutive
expedient
jury-rigged
ad hoc
alternative
band-aid
crude
do-it-yourself
ersatz
hit-or-miss
quick-and-dirty
rough-and-ready
slapdash
temp
throwaway
thrown together
cobbled together
quick and dirty
rough and ready
offhand
off-the-cuff
improvisational
unprepared
unrehearsed
extemporaneous
unplanned
unpremeditated
unstudied
offhanded
snap
unconsidered
spur-of-the-moment
ad-lib
spontaneous
down and dirty
improvisatory
on-the-spot
unscripted
informal
ad lib
unarranged
made-up
improv
extemporal
ad libitum
autoschediastic
improviso
automatic
on impulse
winging it
by ear
extemporized
US
extemporised
UK
impulsive
casual
toss off
toss out
off the top of your head
devised
rigged
cheaply made
ad-hoc
cheaply done
of inferior quality
crude but effective
spur-of-the moment
slipshod
unpracticed
short-term
according to pleasure
at will
made up
as one wishes
as one thinks best
without restraint
off the top of one's head
spur of the moment
from the hip
off the cuff
not rehearsed
pro tem
ad interim
pro tempore
specified
specific
special
improvisatorial
played by ear
on the spot
natural
sudden
unthinking
uncontrived
undesigned
winged
unexpected
whipped up
not planned
candid
shot from the hip
unposed
instinctive
off-hand
impetuous
scratch
abrupt
unintended
unintentional
hurried
quick
immediate
off guard
not thought out
uncontrolled
instant
hasty
off the top of head
without preparation
off the hip
unforeseen
adventitious
haphazard
unscheduled
aleatory
random
involuntary
headlong
vamped
out of the blue
tossed off
dashed off
thrown off
more ❯
“Taylor endured primitive living conditions and long marches between an endless series of
makeshift
camps.”
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future
short-term
temporary
brief
momentary
passing
provisional
impermanent
interim
transient
transitory
fleeting
ephemeral
acting
evanescent
short
fugacious
fugitive
stopgap
provisory
substitute
provisionary
volatile
limited
alternate
temp
perishable
unstable
shifting
changeable
unfixed
overnight
slapdash
summary
mortal
supply
immediate
instant
short-lived
make-do
ad interim
pro tem
ad hoc
pro tempore
band-aid
short-range
for the time being
fill-in
caretaker
transitional
improvised
replacement
backup
intervening
reserve
tentative
working
rough-and-ready
stand-in
standby
conditional
impromptu
emergency
contingent
alternative
supplementary
supplemental
changeover
preliminary
TBC
experimental
test
extra
pencilled in
dependent
relief
subject to confirmation
rough
spare
throwaway
additional
auxiliary
locum
surrogate
proxy
substitutive
tactical
in-between
present
expediential
jury-rigged
jury
dummy
quick-and-dirty
new
non-permanent
pop-up
expedient
rough-and-tumble
practical
qualified
thrown-together
unfinished
supernumerary
deputy
fall-back
pinch-hitting
second-string
ancillary
second
rough and ready
interregnal
draft
US
draught
UK
outline
TBC to be confirmed
fallback
unconfirmed
indefinite
in reserve
trial
unsettled
speculative
exploratory
conjectural
pilot
untried
unsubstantiated
unproven
open to consideration
probationary
open for consideration
subject to
not final
to be confirmed
subject to change
on trial
contingent upon
not settled
undecided
contingent on
holding
intermediate
embryonic
initial
adjutant
delegated
assistant
liminal
quick
perfunctory
hasty
swift
cursory
hurried
flitting
instantaneous
rushed
abrupt
curtailed
sudden
rapid
deciduous
fading
meteoric
flying
flash
vanishing
fly-by-night
flash in the pan
here today and gone tomorrow
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Crudely constructed, typically in a hasty or improvised manner
rough-and-ready
crude
rough
unrefined
simple
clumsy
rude
artless
basic
primitive
unsophisticated
improvised
rustic
unpretentious
homely
honest
decent
downhome
extemporaneous
kindhearted
practical
provisional
serviceable
usable
warm
rough-hewn
jerry-built
rough-and-tumble
jerry-rigged
jury-rigged
ad-lib
down-to-earth
wild-and-woolly
thrown together
rough and ready
rudimentary
undeveloped
unpolished
sketchy
elementary
coarse
unfinished
cobbled together
low
uncomplicated
imperfect
unprocessed
raw
inexact
imprecise
roughly made
unprecise
rudimental
roughhewn
roughly-made
stopgap
make-do
old-fashioned
obsolete
archaic
preliminary
hasty
extemporary
ad hoc
hurried
quick
incomplete
cursory
initial
inductive
preparatory
first
preparative
test
uncompleted
uncut
early
slipshod
homespun
plain
in the rough
homemade
amateurish
awkward
crass
unskillful
defective
scrappy
deficient
untidy
bitty
incoherent
approximate
inartistic
unfashioned
green
inexpert
spartan
austere
inept
inelegant
bungling
incompetent
maladroit
unskilled
non-industrial
preliterate
lowbred
uncultured
insensible
raffish
uncouth
uncultivated
rugged
incult
roughneck
gross
tasteless
lowbrow
common
vulgar
ill-bred
illiberal
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Insubstantial and easily damaged
flimsy
fragile
slight
frail
insubstantial
shaky
breakable
light
rickety
weak
delicate
gimcrack
jerry-built
ramshackle
shallow
superficial
tottery
unstable
wobbly
cheap
shoddy
unsubstantial
badly built
thrown together
second-rate
inferior
low-grade
cheapjack
tacky
junky
poor-quality
third-rate
crude
ropy
rubbish
grotty
trashy
rubbishy
slipshod
unsound
tawdry
shabby
poor
low-rent
tatty
bad
schlock
execrable
lousy
miserable
cheesy
rotten
schlocky
cut-rate
bum
wretched
coarse
bargain-basement
terrible
tinny
common
sleazy
mediocre
trumpery
gaudy
duff
el cheapo
faulty
defective
flawed
artless
rough-hewn
rude
unrefined
jerry-rigged
jury-rigged
rough
rough-and-tumble
rough-and-ready
clumsy
carelessly built
rattletrap
cheapo
cheap-jack
bodger
dilapidated
plastic
substandard
low
run-down
dingy
scruffy
broken-down
seedy
pretentious
inglorious
not up to snuff
paltry
mean
low-down
base
kitschy
naff
tasteless
vulgar
brummagem
inadequate
unsatisfactory
worthless
crummy
deficient
dreadful
awful
imperfect
atrocious
pitiful
dire
pathetic
unacceptable
abysmal
appalling
deplorable
lamentable
low-quality
dismal
below par
diabolical
sorry
useless
pants
subpar
poxy
two-bit
wanting
sad
below standard
a load of pants
frightful
dissatisfactory
suboptimal
lame
second-class
hopeless
cheap and nasty
junk
direful
bush-league
not up to scratch
insufficient
dime-a-dozen
below average
lemon
pitiable
punk
dodgy
average
downmarket
cruddy
woeful
disappointing
disagreeable
abject
tenth-rate
not up to much
disgraceful
contemptible
subnormal
nasty
abominable
egregious
laughable
under par
valueless
middling
poor quality
twopenny-halfpenny
ordinary
leaving much to be desired
sub-par
chronic
not up to par
lacking
impaired
horrible
off
hack
meretricious
sucky
indifferent
crumby
incomplete
God-awful
poorer
damaged
trifling
wrong
wack
bush
amiss
unexceptional
pedestrian
Brummagem
low quality
not much cop
tinhorn
inept
low-end
broken
déclassé
good-for-nothing
meagre
UK
showy
meager
US
amateurish
out of order
the pits
rinky-dink
ratty
piddling
unpleasant
malfunctioning
warped
jerrybuilt
piss-poor
very bad
scant
limited
blemished
sketchy
no good
lowbrow
unfinished
displeasing
scanty
injured
derisory
careless
half-pie
horrendous
disastrous
of a sort
of poor quality
of low quality
pits
slapdash
knocked together
dud
cracked
kitsch
scratched
torn
deformed
inoperative
incompetent
unworthy
grubby
garbage
shameful
scarce
cheapie
sour
insignificant
offensive
ineffectual
not working
short
not functioning
vile
unsuitable
shy
distressing
not up to standard
flashy
odious
marred
puny
low cost
a dime a dozen
sordid
two a penny
gross
negligent
from hunger
second rate
garish
tinsel
flash
chintzy
catchpenny
garbagy
uncultured
crass
bungling
trivial
scroungy
feeble
unspeakable
unsaleable
outrageous
unsophisticated
pinchbeck
tattered
brassy
end-of-the-pier
buckled
non-functioning
patchy
strictly for the birds
reduced
little
negligible
small
of little value
measly
unsatisfying
grim
entry-level
godawful
raffish
knackered
dubious
questionable
unfit
no great shakes
uncomfortable
dirty
nickel-and-dime
damnable
sick
unimpressive
inconsiderable
restricted
dime-store
ill
minimal
skimpy
for the birds
of no value
needing
in disrepair
less-than-stellar
inappreciable
bottom-rung
Mickey Mouse
reject
weak sauce
gone wrong
godforsaken
unreliable
calamitous
uninviting
unhappy
fallible
exiguous
nominal
scurrilous
tragic
rueful
of no financial value
destitute
not good enough
scurvy
beastly
unpolished
half-baked
hideous
ghastly
on the blink
god-awful
frowzy
thin
commonplace
down scale
corny
cheeseball
cheap-looking
throwaway
shocking
second-best
twopenny
down-market
distorted
ropey
second class
inexpert
doubtful
hateful
inefficient
chipped
tricky
slovenly
impotent
tinselly
poorly
of negligible value
low-class
unfashionable
insalubrious
inconsistent
tinpot
excruciating
hellacious
wasted
withering
diseased
bruised
sparing
ineffective
depleted
yucky
not cutting it
worse
desperate
meritless
bad quality
iffy
small-time
off-color
poopy
unfortunate
shlocky
unsightly
scummy
repulsive
shlock
scabby
gruesome
downscale
sparse
brash
would fetch nothing
without value
disreputable
catastrophic
regrettable
cataclysmic
diminished
run down
down at heel
stupid
unpopular
unwelcome
harmful
disliked
incorrect
tainted
botched
crippled
glittering
loud
under-strength
unseemly
buggy
of no worth
of little worth
few
ill-constructed
fed up
ridiculous
absurd
ludicrous
affecting
insupportable
obnoxious
undesirable
impermissible
exceptionable
objectionable
distasteful
intolerable
improper
inadmissible
inappropriate
unhealthy
abnormal
seconds
flamboyant
flaring
sporty
glitzy
glaring
flaunting
jazzy
screaming
blatant
brazen
obtrusive
reprehensible
insufferable
dwindling
foolish-looking
silly
stinking
unreasonable
repugnant
minor-league
minor league
small potatoes
not satisfying
noddy
of little financial value
loathsome
condemnable
indefensible
stinky
horrid
out
irremediable
cut
in short supply
at a low level
inacceptable
unappealing
not on
not cricket
beyond the pale
won't do
over the fence
not quite the done thing
on the bum
petty
absent
missing
beggarly
not acceptable
piffling
dumbed down
ten a penny
omitted
empty
gone
unfulfilled
less
bereft
devoid
cooked
away
needed
bankrupt
deprived
failing
picayune
minor
unimportant
scrappy
burned out
in default
cut off
not up to expectations
too little too late
out of gas
toytown
niggling
mingy
ungenerous
inconsequential
chicken
minute
mere
niggardly
piddly
footling
pimping
no-account
peanut
craptacular
dinky
unassembled
rare
undersupplied
infrequent
unequal
underprovided
unsellable
set
narrow
de minimis
unconsequential
partial
outta gas
found wanting
third string
not enough
second string
second fiddle
immature
not make it
not cut out for
undeveloped
inexact
rudimentary
vicious
faultful
bottom-of-barrel
disfigured
minus
in poor taste
uncouth
uncultivated
ill-mannered
dreary
few bugs
bleak
depressing
boorish
uncivilized
US
impolite
desolate
in a state of disrepair
squalid
gloomy
sombre
UK
drab
foul
despicable
dark
cheerless
disheartening
discouraging
unpromising
joyless
sullen
morose
drear
piteous
solemn
somber
US
uncivilised
UK
unsavoury
UK
roughneck
unmannered
clodhopping
incult
oafish
unladylike
brutish
slobbish
mannerless
cloddish
churlish
graceless
ungentlemanly
lowbred
unsavory
US
unmannerly
ill-bred
illiberal
heartbreaking
grievous
heartrending
funereal
morbid
filthy
indigent
dreich
forlorn
lugubrious
saturnine
glum
scungy
depressive
impoverished
sepulchral
detestable
comfortless
sunless
plutonian
tenebrous
lonesome
black
tenebrific
elegiac
elegiacal
Cimmerian
poverty-stricken
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Pieced together
pieced together
collaged
jerrybuilt
jerry-rigged
patchwork
piecemeal
Adjective
▲
(
of a substance
)
Made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product
synthetic
artificial
fake
mock
ersatz
false
faux
man-made
imitation
sham
simulated
bogus
manufactured
substitute
counterfeit
pseudo
fabricated
plastic
spurious
unnatural
dummy
factitious
forged
imitative
mimic
nonnatural
pretend
pretended
replica
reproduction
so-called
facsimile
insincere
phoney
UK
constructed
hokey
made
phony
US
put on
feigned
fraudulent
make-believe
affected
contrived
cod
faked
put-on
unreal
assumed
specious
unauthentic
inauthentic
forced
mechanical
not genuine
queer
model
strained
quasi
snide
pseudo-
toy
apparent
seeming
copied
ostensible
nominal
virtual
semi-
copycat
fictitious
near
falsie
trick
made-up
would-be
supposititious
hyped up
deceptive
dud
quasi-
repro
superficial
machine-made
non-natural
human-made
mimetic
meretricious
practice
trial
cast
chemical
echoic
wannabe
self-styled
apish
low-quality
low-grade
poor-quality
shoddy
inferior
unsatisfactory
substandard
adulterated
fishy
experimental
representative
as it were
gingerbread
pseud
untrue
manmade
misleading
copy
pirated
engineered
knock off
duplicate
counterfeited
pinchbeck
adulterine
apparently
partly
supposedly
seemingly
to all intents and purposes
hoax
broken
incorrect
useless
illegal
invalid
falsified
supposed
not what it is cracked up to be
unoriginal
ungenuine
crooked
trumped-up
not found in nature
not existing in nature
alleged
ostensive
purported
reported
laboured
UK
hollow
labored
US
bent
derivative
pirate
imitated
mannered
stilted
overdone
plagiarized
US
framed
deceitful
wrong
not kosher
exaggerated
plagiaristic
derived
unconvincing
stiff
mimicked
dishonest
actorly
plagiarised
UK
two-faced
aped
Hollywood
plant
pretentious
delusive
brummagem
delusory
crock
underhand
cheating
suppositious
worthless
won't fly
soft shell
double-dealing
devious
phony-baloney
overripe
professed
overworked
improvised
duplicitous
masked
concealed
sly
wooden
studied
imaginary
avowed
hypocritical
treacherous
sneaky
ham
hammy
lying
quack
covered
crafty
guileful
bum
shady
sharp
staged
dissembling
concocted
constrained
shifty
unscrupulous
tricky
deceiving
imposturous
self-conscious
unprincipled
fast
underhanded
rogue
phoney-baloney
rehearsed
unqualified
surface
overblown
fallacious
campy
duplicated
reproduced
parodied
parroted
burlesqued
caricatured
mocked
knock-off
theatrical
apocryphal
invented
imagined
mealymouthed
elaborate
planned
glib
pseudonymous
adopted
posed
posey
not real
not legit
swindling
conceited
melodramatic
affectated
awkward
playacting
fraud
unspontaneous
voulu
manipulated
far-fetched
fixed
recherche
criminal
corrupt
rigid
inflexible
bound
begrudging
coercive
grudging
binding
conscripted
slave
stringent
forcible
charlatan
bluffing
shammed
impostrous
in name only
dissimulated
illicit
dishonourable
UK
unlawful
Janus-faced
overly planned
wreck
uptight
taut
farfetched
wired
put
unglued
tight
choked
mimicking
abnormal
defrauding
unfair
dirty
unjust
unethical
strange
odd
extraordinary
unusual
shonky
knavish
dodgy
in a state
hard put
nervous wreck
strung out
at end of rope
irregular
bamboozling
dishonorable
US
against the law
freakish
anomalous
bizarre
bad
null and void
not binding
void
null
nonvalid
nonbinding
inoperative
uncollectible
nugatory
similar
unrecognizable
US
camouflaged
atypical
uncommon
aberrant
parrot-like
covert
hidden
incognito
untypical
unorthodox
weird
peculiar
freak
perverted
formulaic
slavish
epigonic
copying
emulative
epigonous
canned
second-hand
like
disingenuous
uncanny
perverse
aberrational
supernatural
outlandish
divergent
deviant
exceptional
non-typical
deviate
back-alley
undercover
furtive
onomatopoeic
preternatural
unaccountable
cunning
untrustworthy
scheming
disguised
unrecognisable
UK
masquerading
changed
veiled
incog
cloaked
in disguise
artful
simulant
parrot
reflective
reflecting
emulous
following
secondhand
commonplace
perfidious
Machiavellian
inexplicable
contrary
freaky
paranormal
eerie
surprising
outrageous
unconforming
incredible
preposterous
subtle
slippery
untruthful
foxy
mendacious
under cover
slim
hollow-hearted
double-faced
truthless
Punic
false-hearted
sailing under false colours
plausible
insidious
rascal
roguish
off
designing
serpentine
oblique
slick
catchy
astucious
indirect
unreliable
wily
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Considered to be lacking in aesthetic judgement or to constitute inappropriate behaviour
tasteless
vulgar
crude
gross
gaudy
cheap
flashy
garish
low
rude
tawdry
coarse
crass
inelegant
loud
tacky
uncouth
flash
improper
ostentatious
showy
trashy
common
ill-bred
illiberal
incult
indiscreet
insensible
lowbred
lowbrow
meretricious
naff
raffish
rough
rough-hewn
roughneck
rugged
tactless
tatty
uncultivated
uncultured
unpolished
unrefined
unseemly
graceless
impolite
indecorous
indelicate
kitsch
artificial
barbaric
barbarous
foolish
hideous
low-down
low-down-and-dirty
off-color
ornate
outlandish
pretentious
raunchy
stupid
trivial
unclassy
unlovely
unsightly
useless
wild
cheap and nasty
in bad taste
in poor taste
brash
flamboyant
glaring
glitzy
swanky
tinsel
obtrusive
splashy
gimcrack
tinselly
flaunting
brummagem
extravagant
chintzy
flaring
swank
bling-bling
jazzy
cheesy
brassy
shoddy
lurid
glittering
overdone
nasty
kitschy
Brummagem
noisy
sleazy
ritzy
razzle-dazzle
over the top
shabby
conspicuous
blatant
brazen
screaming
fancy
over-elaborate
distasteful
poor
OTT
affected
over-bright
rubbishy
harsh
cheapjack
brilliant
bright
bold
worthless
junky
second-rate
snazzy
churlish
miserable
boorish
bilious
theatrical
offensive
unstylish
unfashionable
fancy-pants
superfly
dicty
loutish
plastic
violent
corny
unattractive
nauseating
inferior
low-grade
florid
sickly
grungy
ratty
catchpenny
flimsy
valueless
bad
execrable
rotten
cut-rate
bum
low-rent
wretched
mediocre
schlock
lousy
schlocky
bargain-basement
terrible
colorful
US
oafish
glittery
overwrought
ill-mannered
gay
splendiferous
sporty
bling
unladylike
uncivilized
US
ungentlemanly
colourful
UK
trumpery
chichi
unsophisticated
dashing
classy
specious
pompous
brutish
el cheapo
peacocky
tony
uncivilised
UK
crummy
insensitive
ill-chosen
unpleasant
blunt
primitive
unfinished
simple
basic
trifling
painful to look at
cheap-jack
paltry
superficial
sham
ridiculous
uncivil
discourteous
bombastic
outrageous
pinchbeck
elaborate
common as muck
dirty
twopenny-halfpenny
grandiose
foul-mouthed
trailer-park
actorly
flaunted
exhibitionistic
splurgy
spectacular
jaunty
fussy
uptown
pizzazz
US
frou-frou
eye-searing
arty-farty
high-flown
pzazz
UK
unsavoury
UK
slobbish
mannerless
cloddish
unmannered
clodhopping
unsavory
US
sordid
unmannerly
gussied up
kenspeckle
commanding
bodacious
prominent
noticeable
eye-catching
pronounced
remarkable
dramatic
striking
catchy
grabby
marked
arresting
emphatic
putting on the ritz
resplendent
sensational
opulent
sumptuous
histrionic
luxurious
Daliesque
twee
camp
clinquant
mod
posturing
gimmicky
insubstantial
jerry-built
rickety
poor-quality
ramshackle
third-rate
ticky-tack
dowdy
styleless
ticky-tacky
tinny
badly built
ropy
moth-eaten
dilapidated
beat-up
scrubby
dog-eared
tatterdemalion
scruffy
seedy
down-at-the-heels
neglected
dumpy
threadbare
bombed-out
down-at-heel
timeworn
tumbledown
run-down
mangy
mean
rubbish
thrown together
grotty
duff
expensive
untidy
dingy
outmoded
slovenly
faded
out-of-date
unbecoming
waxy
unsuitable
poky
unkempt
broken-down
messy
stodgy
sloppy
frumpy
pizazzy
pizzazzy
nifty
bogus
no-good
empty
garbage
despicable
good-for-nothing
abandoned
cruddy
barren
sparkling
low in quality
poor quality
dazzling
rich
vivid
baroque
rococo
glamorous
decorated
embellished
exaggerated
vibrant
plush
elegant
ornamented
grand
obvious
busy
adorned
inflated
exciting
strong
flowery
posh
swashbuckling
decorative
luxuriant
lavish
unmistakable
glowing
overblown
luscious
evident
puffed up
overelaborate
stylish
wedding-cake
shameless
orotund
declamatory
audacious
turgid
tumid
deluxe
splendid
intricate
high-class
brightly coloured
detailed
overstated
egotistic
magnificent
imposing
impressive
lively
smart
gassy
swish
hifalutin
flatulent
heroic
highfalutin
aureate
peacockish
outstanding
gingerbread
flaming
large
manifest
magnific
lofty
ornamental
salient
stilted
flagrant
sophisticated
verbose
complex
fustian
purple
unusual
jarring
shining
clashing
blinding
blazing
chic
zesty
intense
larger-than-life
overemphasized
US
attention-grabbing
over-the-top
excessive
blown up
fashionable
upmarket
trendy
whimsical
startling
convivial
merry
arrestive
daring
saucy
adventurous
unspeakable
brilliantly coloured
festooned
snappy
plushy
sharp
swankish
exclusive
with-it
distinct
flakey
US
flaky
UK
corinthian
fun
vain
vaunting
boastful
lucid
animated
shocking
daredevil
defiant
well marked
forceful
definite
plain
overemphasised
UK
gee-whizz
beautiful
complicated
discernible
dominant
predominant
recognizable
US
distinguishable
bedizened
overdecorated
gingerbready
gingerbreaded
imaginative
stimulating
effective
interesting
bright-coloured
forestanding
recognisable
UK
high-wrought
bedecked
grandiloquent
graphic
bohemian
casual
unconventional
rakish
careless
majestic
monumental
easily seen
to the fore
in the foreground
spiffy
select
quality
towering
extreme
superior
devilish
jewelled
UK
metaphorical
glossy
wordy
fine
coloured
UK
gilded
jeweled
US
embroidered
variegated
colored
US
prime
fanciful
special
stately
devil-may-care
disreputable
froufrou
frilly
fancible
custom
beautifying
cushy
high-sounding
fancily decorated
highly wrought
glorious
protruding
oratorical
magniloquent
high-quality
dapper
louche
patent
intrusive
protuberant
inescapable
thrusting
windy
awe-inspiring
superb
mannered
open
sonorous
imperial
royal
noble
regal
palatial
august
heroical
epic
massive
gallant
proud
baronial
Homeric
overambitious
transparent
overt
garnished
observable
perceptible
palpable
looking like an explosion in a paint factory
like an explosion in a paint factory
unconcealed
skilful
UK
skillful
US
out of place
sticking out
epideictic
euphuistic
overripe
Ciceronian
hyperbolic
gaseous
dissolute
dissipated
decadent
debauched
naked
undisguised
sheer
clear
posey
la-di-da
assuming
unfathomable
cosmic
impenetrable
overwhelming
lordly
vast
high-falutin'
high-flying
Demosthenic
Demosthenean
silver-tongued
straightforward
bald
unabashed
outright
unashamed
flaunty
conceited
snobbish
impudent
barefaced
undeniable
unblushing
pseudo
snippy
sophomoric
vainglorious
pseud
poseur
sticking out a mile
standing out like a sore thumb
standing out a mile
sticking out like a sore thumb
periphrastic
rhetorical
eloquent
glib
mouthy
vocal
effusive
voluble
articulate
tumescent
fluent
contrived
swollen
fast
free-spirited
individual
rank
brass-necked
indisputable
cut-and-dried
unembarrassed
unmitigated
insolent
egregious
arrant
toffee-nosed
poncey
hollow
unrepentant
unsubtle
with all the extras
with all the options
with bells and whistles
feigned
hyperventilated
put-on
highfaluting
arty
too-too
fake
without shame
protrusive
deliberate
crying
overbold
in plain sight
high-minded
la-de-da
more ❯
Noun
▲
Temporary help
expedient
resource
resort
stopgap
substitute
recourse
shift
expediency
refuge
replacement
last resort
pis aller
contrivance
measure
device
means
manoeuvre
UK
stratagem
step
scheme
maneuver
US
temporary measure
temporary solution
move
method
course of action
improvisation
trick
ruse
alternative
dodge
band-aid
artifice
choice
option
stand-in
remedy
possibility
hope
plan
ploy
course
help
temporary expedient
source of assistance
possible course of action
hack
make-do
practicality
expedience
palliative
subterfuge
wile
craft
evasion
strategy
gambit
equivocation
deception
chance
hoax
opportunity
source of help
something to turn to
reference
someone to turn to
surrogate
relief
action
act
procedure
initiative
control
proceeding
deed
programme
UK
operation
program
US
agency
effort
legal action
appeal
way out
route
aid
stand-by
support
available resource
place to turn to
person to turn to
tactic
solution
machination
tool
plot
invention
fetch
lurk
gency
instrumentality
instrument
medium
way
game
gimmick
wheeze
feint
flimflam
stunt
con
scam
sleight
play
jig
deceit
imposture
knack
juggle
shenanigan
fake
fraud
blind
sham
pretence
UK
cheat
angle
grift
set-up
pretense
US
intrigue
pretext
racket
swindle
bunco
rort
twist
schlenter
flanker
tack
con trick
bluff
line of action
design
wrinkle
tactics
sting
trap
gyp
approach
cunning plan
rig
confidence trick
setup
fastie
game plan
policy
smokescreen
scenario
duplicity
system
project
chicanery
conspiracy
idea
canard
brainchild
snare
catch
concern
jest
secret
counterfeit
fun
fixture
sport
motion
proposition
purpose
misrepresentation
pattern
recipe
methodology
movement
caper
arrangement
shifting
stir
line
cabal
leg-pull
path
loophole
Trojan horse
craftiness
trickery
variation
wangle
machinations
plan of action
master plan
lie
switch
decoy
whitewash
hustle
cover
stall
red herring
booby trap
snow job
put-up job
sleight of hand
secret plan
gizmo
gadget
widget
prank
joke
road
cunning
scheming
plans
wiles
creation
innovation
coinage
concoction
guile
set of tactics
artfulness
slyness
curveball
shenanigans
hoodwinking
pretension
bait
imposition
fakery
kicker
frame-up
covin
savvy
sellout
sell
humbug
spoof
loss-leader
shtick
distraction
slant
fabrication
formation
sharp practice
treachery
ambush
venture
manoeuvring
UK
blueprint
masquerade
gamesmanship
falsehood
delusion
distortion
enterprise
maneuvering
US
scene
bit
duck
apparatus
publicity device
eye-catching novelty
promotion
deviousness
double-dealing
rip-off
crafty designs
road map
grand design
ground plan
dirty trick
sweet talk
soft soap
dirty work
crocodile tears
smoke and mirrors
direction
mock attack
put-on
make-believe
one-upmanship
bait and switch
little game
oldest trick in the book
excuse
activity
fashion
technique
tenor
form
style
manner
process
gesture
how
set
line of attack
finesse
cunningness
gesticulation
locomotion
exercise
clever move
stirring
stroke
signal
sign
hokum
porky
progress
modification
start
rearrangement
attempt
realignment
repositioning
alteration
change
hogwash
jive
bilk
mare's-nest
fallacy
story
ride
pork pie
chicane
cover-up
shuck
malarkey
illusion
crock
fib
fast shuffle
con game
confidence game
fast one
intention
deal
suggestion
proposal
disposition
thought
undertaking
formula
submission
animus
treatment
projection
big picture
more ❯
Noun
▲
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems
resourcefulness
creativity
imagination
ingenuity
inventiveness
originality
resource
wits
ability
appliance
artifice
assets
capability
capital
cleverness
contraption
contrivance
course
creation
device
expedient
fortune
hoard
initiative
means
measure
method
mode
property
quick-wittedness
recourse
refuge
relief
reserve
riches
shift
source
step
stock
stockpile
store
stratagem
substance
substitute
support
surrogate
system
talent
way
wealth
wherewithal
worth
nest egg
Noun
▲
Hasty remedy
quick fix
stopgap
jury-rigged expedient
Noun
▲
(
usually as modifier
)
A person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty
relief
replacement
cover
reserve
substitute
backup
stand-in
fill-in
standby
proxy
stopgap
surrogate
temporary
deputy
locum
alternate
delegate
sub
supply
temp
understudy
locum tenens
stand-by
pinch hitter
pinch-hitter
designated hitter
representative
agent
factor
expedient
expediency
recourse
resort
resource
refuge
substitute agent
envoy
minister
ambassador
double
emissary
commissary
rep
go-between
attorney
procurator
assignee
legate
spokesperson
depute
second
messenger
intermediary
commissioner
nuncio
assistant
alternative
lieutenant
negotiator
broker
liaison
frontman
spokesman
successor
plenipotentiary
consul
spokeswoman
mouthpiece
appointee
courier
subordinate
aide
helper
diplomat
ancillary
mediator
adjutant
mediary
lawyer
junior
substitution
auxiliary
subaltern
PA
underling
sidekick
henchman
apprentice
second string
adjunct
mate
second in command
vice
number two
personal assistant
coadjutor
second-in-command
aid
helpmate
helpmeet
right-hand man
equivalent
regent
man Friday
girl Friday
abettor
front
temporary worker
spare
accredited messenger
body double
someone else
herald
supply teacher
casual worker
vicar
catchpole
member
viceroy
member of Congress
senator
people's choice
nominee
attaché
scout
internuncio
bearer
carrier
trustee
handler
manager
advocate
hired gun
officer
middleperson
promoter
functionary
actor
steward
proctor
principal
factotum
business manager
executor
supplanter
changeling
succedaneum
partner
associate
attendant
vicegerent
collaborator
temporary expedient
representant
councillor
UK
dogcatcher
councilor
US
accomplice
wingman
second fiddle
friend
dependant
running dog
subsidiary
serf
P.A.
servant
secretary
understrapper
supporter
gofer
aide-de-camp
flunkey
beginner
peon
protege
scrub
body man
companion
trainee
right-hand person
coadjutant
henchwoman
ally
dogsbody
patron
adherent
inferior
hired help
accessory
hired hand
right-hand woman
backer
dependent
cooperator
confederate
slave
fellow worker
skivvy
aider
help
third string
minion
gopher
novice
abetter
flunky
lackey
follower
poodle
colleague
assembly member
the second in command
more ❯
Noun
▲
An improvisation, or something done without prior thought or planning
ad-lib
improvisation
extemporisation
UK
extemporization
US
impromptu
improv
expedient
impromptu comment
spontaneity
ad-libbing
extemporizing
US
extemporising
UK
winging it
impro
autoschediasm
invention
stand-up
lack of premeditation
speaking off the cuff
improvisational theatre
improvisational comedy
Noun
▲
Place to hide, have privacy
refuge
sanctuary
haven
retreat
shelter
bolt-hole
harbour
UK
sanctum
hideaway
ark
asylum
foxhole
harbor
US
harborage
hideout
resort
fastness
hide-out
querencia
ambush
anchorage
bolthole
cover
covert
den
escape
exit
expedient
fortress
hiding place
hole
home
immunity
opening
outlet
place of shelter
port
preserve
recourse
resource
safe haven
safe house
shield
stopgap
stronghold
zoar
bolt hole
place of safety
ivory tower
port in a storm
safe place
way out
nest
protection
security
hidey-hole
hermitage
lair
oasis
concealment
screen
nook
haunt
safety
hidy-hole
defence
UK
defense
US
armor
US
safeguard
armour
UK
sanctum sanctorum
habitat
place of security
safeguarding
guard
dock
safe harbor
ward
safe keeping
aegis
snuggery
place of escape
buckler
shade
dwelling
aerie
stash
cache
domain
housing
cloister
joint
purlieu
pen
weapon
fortification
barrier
roadstead
hangout
rendezvous
resistance
resting place
secret place
moorage
harbourage
marina
deterrent
shielding
deterrence
guarding
cushion
roads
mooring
wall
egis
bulwark
buffer
stamping ground
dockage
wharf
stomping ground
fence
shock absorber
comfort zone
private space
snug
recess
penthouse
brood
study
shadow
office
island
private room
secluded
form
earth
lee
a roof
sequestered nook
church
convent
port of call
bumper
preventative
preventive
hedge
hiding
hole-up
docks
barricade
bastion
cottage
dacha
lodging
roof
accommodation
pier
jetty
cabin
adytum
digs
pad
quarterage
shed
crib
seaport
hithe
ammunition
accommodations
boatyard
piers
landing
dockyard
living quarters
somewhere to stay
somewhere to live
roof over head
hole in the wall
dive
territory
warfare
weaponry
munitions
a roof over your head
spot
abode
biosphere
site
roost
habitation
citadel
arms
patch
bar
manor
favourite spot
local
honky-tonk
natural home
home ground
meeting place
hang-out
realm
centre
UK
spa
berth
quay
moorings
fount
source
cradle
fountainhead
watering hole
social place
honeypot
slip
hotel
spring
camp
holiday destination
center
US
motel
tourist trap
holiday centre
park
inn
lodge
fat farm
tourist center
mineral spring
tourist centre
watering place
hot spring
holiday spot
place of origin
more ❯
Noun
▲
A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment
device
implement
tool
instrument
utensil
gadget
appliance
machine
apparatus
contraption
invention
contrivance
mechanism
convenience
gimmick
gizmo
widget
aid
amenity
piece of equipment
waldo
accessory
agent
arrangement
article
construction
creation
doohickey
equipment
gear
material
medium
outfit
resort
resource
rigging
tackle
thingamabob
whatchamacallit
whatnot
whatsit
mod con
piece of apparatus
piece of hardware
Rube Goldberg invention
doodad
thingamajig
doodah
thing
jigger
machinery
dingus
doobry
gubbins
doojigger
kit
gismo
paraphernalia
object
thingummy
labour-saving device
thingo
hardware
engine
unit
rig
means
black box
stuff
thingy
component
discovery
novelty
whatsis
item
innovation
piece
artifact
US
commodity
artefact
UK
brainchild
design
matter
element
trinket
something
coinage
knickknack
nicknack
development
concoction
thingummyjig
thingumabob
thingumajig
original
doo-dah
opus
system
structure
motor
plant
whatdoyoucallit
what's-its-name
what-d'you-call-it
what's-it
facility
bitzer
things
creativity
appurtenance
vehicle
imagination
originality
gadgetry
materials
gimcrack
ingenuity
imaginativeness
cleverness
setup
weapon
Heath Robinson device
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as one wishes
impulsive
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