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Synonyms for gremlin
ˈgrɛm lɪn

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp(noun)

    (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

    Synonyms:
    monkey, rascal, scallywag, pixy, pyxie, scamp, brownie, pixie, goblin, hobgoblin, imp, scalawag, rapscallion, elf, hob, extremely low frequency

Editors Contribution

  1. defect

    a gremlin is an aircraft term for some mysterious kink in the proper workings of onboard systems, a systems "manufacturer's defect" or danger point

    the ailerons deployed opposite one another causing a near fatal spin

    Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase database

  1. List of paraphrases for "gremlin":

    phantom

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How to say gremlin in sign language?

  1. gremlin

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankword
#6182monkey
#9683phantom
#11549elf
#13207imp
#20156hob
#21387rascal
#25578goblin
#25750pixie
#26788brownie
#29709scamp
#53419gremlin
#84492pixy
#99197hobgoblin
#285443scallywag

How to use gremlin in a sentence?

  1. Molly Bair:

    I'm kind of, I guess, embracing that alien, rat, demon, goblin, gremlin sort of vibe and going with it.

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