What is another word for makeshift?
Synonyms for makeshift
ˈmeɪkˌʃɪftmakeshift
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Princeton's WordNet
makeshift, stopgap, make-doadjective
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
improvised, jury-rigged, makeshiftadjective
done or made using whatever is available
"crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
Synonyms:
improvised, jury-rigged
Dictionary of English Synonymes
makeshiftnoun
Synonyms:
substitute, temporary, expedient
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
makeshiftnoun
Synonyms:
expedient, substitute
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "makeshift":
improvised, impromptu, temporary, alternative, provisional, interim
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1485 | alternative | |
#3606 | temporary | |
#6464 | interim | |
#11333 | provisional | |
#32870 | improvised | |
#37257 | impromptu | |
#43512 | makeshift | |
#115068 | stopgap |
How to use makeshift in a sentence?
British Prime Minister David Cameron:
We've got to break the business model of the criminal smugglers and stop the desperate flow of people crammed into makeshift vessels from embarking on a fruitless and perilous journey.
We just don't know how many people exactly were buried since we don't have any data on people living there, it was just a slum with these ... workers living in makeshift tents.
I was surprised to see how much it affected me as soon as I got here and saw these makeshift memorials, my kids grew up with Kobe Bryant and Kobe Bryant meant so much to all three of my children. So I sort of experienced all that along with my kids.
Gulfport Police Department -RRB- Woodman:
Inside the mini-bus, officers found a bin of mostly perishable food that had been left unrefrigerated. There was a five-gallon bucket near the front door that was designated as a makeshift toilet and a propane tank inside the passenger area. The children had no clothing other than what they were wearing.
I'm just very clear : people are not going to live in makeshift dangerous housing, we should have never allowed that to happen.
Translations for makeshift
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- provisionalCatalan, Valencian
- Notlösung, behelfsmäßig, Notbehelf, Provisorium, provisorischGerman
- provisional, apaño, improvisaciónSpanish
- hätävara -, tilapäis-, hätävaraFinnish
- de fortuneFrench
- sealachScottish Gaelic
- fortinHaitian Creole
- improvvisato, improvvisazione, di fortuna, ripiegoItalian
- noodoplossing, provisorischDutch
- improvisert, nødløsningNorwegian
- prowizoryczny, prowizorkaPolish
- improviso, improvisadoPortuguese
- самодельный, временная замена, временное приспособление, временный, импровизированныйRussian
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