Gimmick

Synonyms for "gimmick" (261 found)

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Noun(8 words)

devicea deviceattention getterbaubles catch catchpennycheap trickclaptrap

actionad hoc measureaffair anagnorisis angle answer apparatus architectonics architecture argument artartful dodgearticle artifact artifice atmosphere backgroundbag of tricksblind bluff

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Verb(1 words)

bamboozles

Strong matches (78)

demarche denouement design development device dingusdirty dealdirty trickdodge dofunny dohickey dojigger dojiggy domajig domajigger doodad dowhacky effort episode eppes

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etwas expedient fable fake fakementfalling actionfast dealfeint fetch ficelle flumadiddle fun gadget gambit game gigamaree gimcrack gizmo googly grifthand toolhickeyhocus pocushocus-pocus hook hootenanny hootmalalie humbug implement imposture improvisation incident instrument intrigue invention jest jig jigger joker juggle juggleryjury rigjury-rig

Noun(15 words)

demonstration propdifferentiatordistinctive featuredojigger doodad doohickey feature finesses frill gimcracks gimmicks gismo gizmo gubbins hoodwinks

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jury-rigged expedientknaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlinelittle gamelocal colormakeshift maneuvermaterial thingmeansmeans to an endmeasuremechanical devicemethod mood motif move movement

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mythos novelty object pass peripeteiapis allerplan play plot ploypower toolpratprecision toolquelque choseracket recognitionred herringresort resourcerising actionruse schemescurvy tricksecondary plotshake upshake-up shenanigan shift slant sleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand tricksnare solution somethingspeed toolsport step stopgap story stratagem strategy strokestroke of policystructure subject subplot subterfuge switch tactictemporary expedientthematic developmenttheme thing thingum thingumabob thingumadad thingumadoodle thingumajig thingumajigger thingumaree thingummy tone tool topic trap trick trickery trump turn twist utensil whatchy widget wilewily deviceworking hypothesisworking proposition

Noun(32 words)

mousetrap novelty ploypresentation tacticruse schtick schtickl schticks schtikselling pointshtick shtickl shticks shtik shtikl shtiks stunt thingamabob thingamajig thingmabob

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thingmajig thingumabob thingumajig thingummy thingy trick twist twists whatchamacallit whatchamacallum whatsis widget

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More general

12 entries

attributedemonstration methoddevice drawback feature maneuver manoeuvrepresentation tacticstufftactical maneuvertactical manoeuvretechnique

More specific

8 entries

attention getterdemo propmarketing ploypromotional featuresales tacticshowpiece featurestage gimmickvalue add

Collocations

6 entries

attention getterdemo propgimmick factormarketing gimmickpromotional gimmicksales gimmick

Inflections

1 entries

gimmicks

Derivations

4 entries

gimmicked gimmicking gimmickry gimmicky

Sample sentences

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That's a gimmick.

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It's a gimmick.

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It's not a gimmick.

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It isn't a gimmick.

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