What are some opposite words for gilded?

Antonyms for gildedgild·ed

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  1. aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, goldenadjective

    having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

    "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

    Antonyms:
    sincere, nonmetallic, achromatic, nonmetal, neutral, poor

    Synonyms:
    princely, favorable, favourable, luxurious, meretricious, aureate, golden, fortunate, sumptuous, flamboyant, halcyon, florid, specious, prosperous, gold, grand, deluxe, lucky, gilt, opulent

  2. gilded, meretricious, speciousadjective

    based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

    "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"

    Antonyms:
    nonmetallic, sincere, achromatic, neutral, poor, nonmetal

    Synonyms:
    tawdry, flashy, garish, luxurious, gimcrack, meretricious, tacky, aureate, trashy, golden, flash, spurious, sumptuous, loud, brassy, cheap, princely, specious, gold, grand, deluxe, tatty, gaudy, gilt, opulent

  3. deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuousadjective

    rich and superior in quality

    "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

    Antonyms:
    nonmetal, achromatic, nonmetallic, neutral, sincere, poor

    Synonyms:
    marvelous, epicurean, heroic, rattling(a), meretricious, deluxe, elevated, wondrous, specious, imposing, rarified, voluptuary, noble-minded, lordly, luxuriant, golden, gilt, grand, marvellous, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, wonderful, exalted, opulent, de luxe, princely, luxe, sumptuous, high-minded, august, gold, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), aureate, expansive, rarefied, sybaritic, voluptuous, sublime

  4. gold, golden, gildedadjective

    made from or covered with gold

    "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"

    Antonyms:
    sincere, nonmetal, nonmetallic, poor, neutral, achromatic

    Synonyms:
    luxurious, meretricious, aureate, favorable, fortunate, sumptuous, princely, specious, favourable, prosperous, halcyon, grand, gold, deluxe, lucky, gilt, opulent, golden

How to use gilded in a sentence?

  1. Waleed Shahid:

    Breaking up and regulating the Big Tech monopolies will put many of these Democrats in conflict with some of their big money donors — so Big Tech's definitely a way to help prove Matt Stoller grassroots credentials, democrats need to be leading on anti-monopoly issues in order to put an end to a second Gilded Age for those on top and misery for the rest of us.

  2. Robyn Barnard:

    A gilded cage is still a cage, there are locks on the doors, there is no freedom of movement. It is for all intents and purposes a prison.

  3. David Guas:

    One fanciful tale traces it to Western European, pre-Christian societies in which whoever found a coin or bean in a special cake was crowned King for the year, whether the story was true or what you believe, Christians have long served King Cakes containing coins or gilded beans for the Feast of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night, a celebration of the visit of the three wise men — the Magi or Kings — to the infant Jesus 12 days after his birth.

  4. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

    Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers. (Noli Me Tangere)

  5. Mark Twain:

    He would come in and say he changed his mind -- which was a gilded figure of speech, because he didn't have any.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1711poor
#5908neutral
#15441sincere
#34679gilded
#53025nonmetallic
#94143achromatic
#135811nonmetal

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