tinsel
/ˈtɪns(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈtɪns(ə)l/
tinsel
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
tin - sel -> tinsel
Myanmar meaning
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Synonyms
glitter, sequins, shiny flecks, adorn, adornment, alloyed, appliqué, arabesque, aureate, aurify, bangle, banner, bauble, beam, beautify, bedeck, begild, blatant, boastful, bogus, bracelet, braid, brassy, brazen, bright, brighten, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant, catchpenny, chain, charm, cheap, chichi, chintzy, classy, clinquant, coarse, coat, color, common, conspicuous, coruscation, counterfeit, crass, crude, curlicue, dashing, dazzle, deck, decorate, decoration, design, dingbat, dirty, display, doodad, dress up, droop, egotistic, embellish, embellishment, embroider, engild, enhance, enhancement, enrich, exhibitionistic, extravagance, extravagant, fandangle, festoon, filigree, finery, flamboyant, flaring, flash, flashiness, flashy, flatulent, flaunted, flaunting, florid, flounce, flourish, fretwork, frill, frippery, fritter, frou-frou, furbelow, fuss, fussy, garbage, garish, garnish, garniture, gaudiness, gaudy, gay, gewgaws, gilded, gilt, gimcrack, gimcracks, gingerbread, glamor, glamour, glare, glaring, gleam, gleaming, glint, glisten, glistening, glister, glistering, glittering, glittery, glitz, glitziness, glitzy, glory, gold, golden, gorgeousness, grace, grandiose, gross, gussied up, highfaluting, histrionic, improvement, inlay, insincere, jaunty, jazz, jazzy, jewel, junky, kitschy, knickknack, lace, loud, luster, lustrous, luxurious, magnificence, meretricious, metallic thread, misleading, obtrusive, offensive, opulent, ornament, ornamentation, ornate, ostentatious, overdone
Antonyms
calm, darkness, decrease, discreet, dismal, divestment, drab, dull, dullness, eyesore, genuine, gloomy, harm, hiding, inferior, matte, moderate, modest, nice, normal, plain, plainness, quiet, real, reduce, refined, reserved, restrained, reveal, simple, sophisticated, strip, subdued, tasteful, ugliness, undecorated, unembellished, unflamboyant, unflashy, ungaudy, unobtrusive
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