Schlock

//ʃlɒk//

Synonyms for "schlock" (73 found)

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Closest matches (15)

abominable arrant atrocious awful base beastly beneath contempt blameworthy brutal contemptible deplorable despicable detestable dire disgusting

Strong matches (22)

dreadful egregious enormous fetid filthy flagrant foul fulsome grievous gross hateful heinous horrible horrid infamous irregular lamentable loathsome lousy monstrous

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nasty

Noun(1 words)

dreck

Related words (36)

nefarious noisome notorious obnoxious odious offensive outrageous pitiable pitiful rank regrettable reprehensible repulsive rotten sad scandalous schmatte scurvy second shabby

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shameful shocking shoddy sordid squalid terrible third too bad unclean vile villainous woeful worst worthless wretched

Noun(1 words)

shlock

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

3 entries

merchandise product ware

Related terms

2 entries

schlockiness shlock

derived

7 entries

schlockbuster schlocker schlockfest schlockmeister schlockumentary schlockware schlocky

is a

1 entries

merchandise

Translations

6 translations across 3 languages.

French

1 entries

camelote noun (commodity that is shoddy or inferior)

Hungarian

4 entries

szar noun (commodity that is shoddy or inferior)
szarság noun (commodity that is shoddy or inferior)
vacak noun (commodity that is shoddy or inferior)
ócskaság noun (commodity that is shoddy or inferior)

Spanish

1 entries

baratija noun (commodity that is shoddy or inferior)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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I don't know many people who like to watch schlock films.

Source: tatoeba (3791458)

His company did cheaply produced pornography and schlock films.

Source: tatoeba (3791460)

Before pop art, there was such a thing as bad taste. Now there’s kitsch, schlock, camp and porn.

Source: wiktionary

“The Kingdom of the Wicked” is not Mr. Burgess at the top of his bent. It is not schlock. It is too individual, too original for that; […].

Source: wiktionary

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