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Synonyms for grommet

9 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

loop eyelet cringle gremlin gremmie

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Eyelet

eyelet, loop, cringle

2. Gremlin — A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder

gremlin, gremmie, grem slang, gremmy slang

Other

ring, grom slang

Definitions

n. 1
A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
n. 2
A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

Related words

Other spellings: grummet

Forms

Plural: grommets → eyelets, loops, cringles, gremlins…

Example sentences

loop I listened to that song on loop all day yesterday.
gremlin Santiago trapped the Gremlin inside the fridge.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
grommet		falling
loop		rising
eyelet		steady
cringle		steady
gremlin		rising

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

By length

4 letters: ring¹, loop¹, grom¹, grem
6 letters: eyelet², gremmy
7 letters: gremlin², cringle, gremmie

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eyelet² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: manchon
Deutsch: Muffe