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Synonyms for gaud

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

toy trinket bauble gee-gaw tack tawdry

All synonyms

Noun

1. Trinket

trinket, bauble, gee-gaw, toy, trifle, novelty, gimcrack, kickshaw, fal-lal, bangle, knack, bric-a-brac, bagatelle

Other

tack, tawdry, knick-knack

Verb

bedaub, bedizen formal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A cheap showy trinket

  2. v. 1

    To sport or keep festival.

Related words

Word family
gaudy

Forms

Plural
gauds → trinkets, baubles, gee-gaws, toys…
Past participle
gauded
e.g. gauded → bedaubed, bedizened…

Example sentences

  • toy You need to store small toy parts in a safe place.
  • trinket This little trinket would go well on my shelf.
  • tack I decided to take a different tack with my students.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gaudsteady
toyrising
trinketrising
baublerising
tackrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
toy1
4 letters
tack1
5 letters
knack1
6 letters
trifle2, bangle2, tawdry2, bauble2, bedaub
7 letters
novelty3, trinket2, bedizen3
8 letters
gimcrack, kickshaw
9 letters
bagatelle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trifle2 = 2 syllables).