Synonyms for bells and whistles
bells and whis·tles

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1. bells and whistlesnoun

   Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.

   Synonyms:
   trivialities, gadgetry

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, normal, no-frills, plain, simple, unadorned

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1. Jeremy Faust:

   Who knows what would be the case if we didn't have modern ICUs and we couldn't treat secondary infections with antibiotics or put people on ventilators or had oxygen, if you compare these viruses side by side, without all the medical bells and whistles we have today, I'd say Covid-19 is worse.

2. Kirstin Houser:

   There are just too many bells and whistles on the steering column, either to push, pull, scroll, hold down, release, etc. By the time I remember which one to use, there's already a row of cars behind me honking to park my car, safe driving, and also understanding the general mechanics of a car, are so engrained in the way we drive that it's hard to separate that and allow our car to make those judgments.

3. Sunday Woodland:

   She's meant everything for me from a mental standpoint, life's not always going to be bells and whistles.

4. Whit Honea:

   We treat each visit as a learning opportunity and would love for every zoo and aquarium to focus its entertainment value in education rather than the bells and whistles of cruelty, i have high hopes that SeaWorld's new direction will make that practice commercially viable.

5. Jon McLane:

   We don't need all the bells and whistles. We just don't want it to be a crime to be homeless.