Mary doesn't need all that frippery for a simple visit to church.
Source: tatoeba (8985160)
Frippery
/ˈfɹɪpəɹi/
Synonyms for "frippery" (132 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (66)
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Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot.
- Sentence evidence is available for frippery, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "frippery".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "frippery"
Keep "frippery" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "frippery" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "frippery", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "frippery" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfashion fripperyfrippery clothingfrippery itemsfrippery rhetoriclinguistic fripperyornamental frippery
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Young women of such birth, living in a quiet country-house, and attending a village church hardly larger than a parlor, naturally regarded frippery as the ambition of a huckster’s daughter.
Source: wiktionary
Well, we were probably never going to mistake Gordon Brown for a rococo dandy. Out go Thomas Gainsborough and George Romney with all their 18th century frills and fripperies, like aristocrats deported on the tumbril.
Source: wiktionary
The frippery-filled world of fashion confounded its critics yesterday when it became sombre and serious in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "frippery"?
Closest matches include a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "frippery"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.