gimmicky

adjective

Definition of gimmickynext
as in practical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimmicky
  1. practical
  2. useful
  3. original
  4. convenient
  5. adventurous
  6. novel
  7. innovative
  8. ingenious
Adjective
  • Here are some practical strategies to navigate the tricky terrain of hibernation relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Eggers dedication to use practical means also meant Lathrop and his team had to work with 5,000 live rats.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of practical
Adjective
  • The option doesn’t exist on Android, which makes Samsung’s new toggle all the more useful.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Using Associated Parallel Scans Midway through the explanation, Rusch mentioned a term that’s useful in understanding how these models make things a lot faster.
    John Werner, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of useful
Adjective
  • Thick, deeply flavorful and less cloying than the original, this vegan rendition ($9) uses Shields’s date crystals, chewy pieces of fresh date, soy ice cream and banana.
    Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The story mirrors the original, following a fresh batch of desperate have-nots competing in elementary school games with a sizable fortune for the winners and pitiless execution for the losers.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of original
Adjective
  • Kids have an in-house ski school with convenient drop-off and pick-up right outside the door.
    Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Since the garage serves shopping malls, there's a convenient excuse for someone who needs a cover story.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of convenient
Adjective
  • An inquisitive, adventurous spirit appears to be the special sauce as long as it’s channeled and catalyzed in a healthy way.
    Wes Moss, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Then my friend Kevin and I did an adventurous run/hike up Pyramid Buttes this September, and there was so much goddamn deadfall.
    Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of adventurous
Adjective
  • The result improved on the efficiency of previous packings, while making use of a novel approach: Rather than packing spheres in a nice, organized way, as Viazovska had done, the mathematicians used graph theory to pack spheres in a very disorderly fashion.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Institutions and educators are realizing the necessity of incorporating these novel technologies to improve learning and multidisciplinary cooperation.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of novel
Adjective
  • The blue aventurine glass though which the sapphire moons hide when showing less than full is both innovative, highly technical to pull off, and visually chill.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The Liforme classic yoga mat is designed to be the most innovative and comfortable mat on the market to optimize your home exercises.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of innovative
Adjective
  • Penned in lucid moments, before morphine and hospice care silenced his thoughts to all but himself—the Last List takes one, hand in hand, on a last stroll back to the bygone days of an ingenious Catholic boy, a mill worker's striving son, for a final visit to beloved Lowell.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Founded in Japan in 1984, the brand now dominates across the U.S. (in malls and bustling shopping streets) with its ingenious approach to mixing practicality with affordability, variety and technology.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ingenious
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