Schlock

/ʃlɒk/

Synonyms for "schlock" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

abominable arrant atrocious awful base beastlybeneath contemptblameworthy brutal contemptible deplorable despicable detestable dire disgusting dreadful egregious

Noun(2 words)

cheap dreck

Strong matches (27)

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

Noun(10 words)

garish gaudy junkjunk culturejunk mediakitschylow qualitylowbrow entertainmentlowbrow farelowbrow media

Related words (45)

Noun(8 words)

mass culturemass market entertainmentpopular trashpulp shlock shoddy tacky trash

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

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second shabby shameful shocking shoddy sordid squalid terrible thirdtoo badunclean vile villainous woeful worst worthless wretched

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

aesthetic categorycultural categorycultural productsentertainmentevaluative adjectivemass mediamerchandisepejorative descriptorpejorative labelpopular cultureproductquality descriptorware

More specific

10 entries

B moviegaudy packagingkitschy designlow quality goodsmainstream televisionpopular cinemaschlock filmschlock magazineschlock novelshoddy workmanship

Collocations

9 entries

campy schlockcheap schlockkitschy designmass market schlockschlock aestheticsschlock cinemaschlock filmschlock merchandiseschlock writing

Inflections

3 entries

schlockier schlockiest schlocks

Derivations

2 entries

schlockiness schlocky

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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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