gem

The word “gem” has 1 syllable: gem

It's pronounced as /dʒɛm/


What is synonym and antonym for gem?

In the thesaurus, “gem” has 106 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gem along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gem

  • accessorize
  • adorn
  • array
  • baguette
  • bauble
  • beautify
  • bedeck
  • bedizen
  • bijou
  • birthstone
  • blazon
  • blessing
  • booty
  • boss
  • braid
  • brass ring
  • brighten
  • brilliant
  • cabochon
  • cameo
  • caparison
  • catch
  • chase
  • crown jewels
  • deck
  • decorate
  • diamond
  • do
  • do up
  • doll up
  • drape
  • dress
  • dress up
  • embellish
  • emblaze
  • emboss
  • embroider
  • enrich
  • fancify
  • fancy up
  • feather
  • festoon
  • figure
  • filigree
  • fillet
  • find
  • flounce
  • freshen
  • frill
  • fringe
  • furbelow
  • garland
  • garnish
  • gemstone
  • gild
  • glass
  • glory
  • godsend
  • gold
  • goodie
  • goody
  • grace
  • gussy up
  • hang
  • hardware
  • impearl
  • jackpot
  • jewel
  • jewelry
  • lace
  • loot
  • masterpiece
  • nonpareil
  • ornament
  • paint
  • paragon
  • paste
  • pearl
  • pick
  • plum
  • plunder
  • pride
  • prize
  • prize money
  • redecorate
  • redo
  • rhinestone
  • ribbon
  • rock
  • scarab
  • smarten
  • solitaire
  • sparkler
  • spoil
  • stone
  • swag
  • teardrop
  • trap
  • treasure
  • treasure trove
  • trim
  • trinket
  • valuable
  • windfall
  • wreathe
  • zircon

Antonyms for gem

  • bare
  • blemish
  • deface
  • denude
  • disfigure
  • dismantle
  • display
  • divest
  • expose
  • lemon
  • loser
  • mar
  • reveal
  • rough
  • scar
  • simplify
  • spoil
  • streamline
  • strip
  • uglify
  • uncover

Meanings of gem

  • noun
    1. A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
    2. Any precious or highly valued thing or person.
    3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.
    4. A gemma or leaf-bud.
    5. A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.
    6. A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.
    7. A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.
  • verb
    1. To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

Example Sentences

  • She found a rare gem in the antique shop.
  • That book is a real gem for anyone who loves history.
  • He gave her a necklace with a sparkling gem.
  • The island is a hidden gem in the Pacific.
  • This old movie is a forgotten gem worth watching again.

On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gem, such as: accessorize, adorn, array, baguette, bare, bauble, beautify.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • accessory
  • adornment
  • annihilate
  • assassinate
  • assure
  • attest
  • baguette
  • bauble
  • beautifier
  • bijou
  • bijouterie
  • birthstone
  • bling
  • bling-bling
  • blot out
  • blow away
  • brilliant
  • bump off
  • butcher
  • cabochon
  • cameo
  • caparison
  • carry off
  • certify
  • chunk
  • cinch
  • claim
  • croak
  • crown jewels
  • crystal
  • cube ice
  • cut down
  • decoration
  • destroy
  • diamond
  • diamonds
  • dispatch
  • do away with
  • do in
  • doodad
  • dry ice
  • eliminate
  • embellisher
  • embellishment
  • ensure
  • eradicate
  • execute
  • exterminate
  • fell
  • floe
  • frill
  • garnish
  • garnishment
  • garniture
  • gaud
  • gem
  • gemstone
  • get
  • glacier
  • glaze
  • guarantee
  • guaranty
  • hail
  • hailstone
  • ice cube
  • iceberg
  • icicle
  • insure
  • jewel
  • jewelry
  • kill
  • knock off
  • liquidate
  • massacre
  • murder
  • neutralize
  • off
  • ornamentation
  • parure
  • paste
  • permafrost
  • pledge
  • promise
  • put away
  • regalia
  • rhinestone
  • rock
  • rub out
  • scarab
  • secure
  • setoff
  • shoot
  • shoot down
  • slaughter
  • slay
  • sleet
  • smite
  • snuff
  • solitaire
  • swear
  • take out
  • teardrop
  • terminate
  • trim
  • trinket
  • vouch
  • warrant
  • whack
  • wipe out
  • witness
  • zap
  • zircon

cabochon

daisy

  • baby
  • beaut
  • beauty
  • blemish
  • blotch
  • catch
  • chicken
  • chickenheart
  • corker
  • coward
  • crackajack
  • crackerjack
  • cream puff
  • crown jewel
  • crybaby
  • dandy
  • diamond
  • dilly
  • doozer
  • doozie
  • doozy
  • dot
  • dream
  • featherweight
  • fraidy-cat
  • gem
  • honey
  • hot stuff
  • humdinger
  • hummer
  • imperial
  • jellyfish
  • jewel
  • jim-dandy
  • knockout
  • lentigo
  • lily liver
  • lollapalooza
  • loser
  • lulu
  • macula
  • marvel
  • milksop
  • mole
  • namby-pamby
  • nifty
  • pansy
  • pantywaist
  • patch
  • peach
  • pearl
  • pepper
  • phenomenon
  • pigmentation
  • pip
  • pippin
  • pit
  • plum
  • pock
  • pockmark
  • prodigy
  • pushover
  • ripper
  • ripsnorter
  • scaredy-cat
  • schlemiel
  • sensation
  • sissy
  • snorter
  • sockdolager
  • sockdologer
  • something else
  • speck
  • speckle
  • sprinkle
  • standout
  • stipple
  • sweetheart
  • treasure
  • wimp
  • wonder
  • wuss
  • wussy
  • yellowbelly

valuable

  • admired
  • advantage
  • antique
  • appreciated
  • asset
  • beneficial
  • benefit
  • big-ticket
  • blessing
  • booty
  • brass ring
  • catch
  • cherished
  • collectible
  • commodity
  • costly
  • dear
  • deluxe
  • esteemed
  • estimable
  • exorbitant
  • expensive
  • extravagant
  • find
  • gem
  • glory
  • godsend
  • gold
  • goodie
  • goody
  • heirloom
  • held dear
  • helpful
  • high
  • high-end
  • high-priced
  • high-ticket
  • hot
  • hot property
  • important
  • in demand
  • inestimable
  • invaluable
  • jackpot
  • jewel
  • loot
  • luxurious
  • nugget
  • of value
  • overpriced
  • pearl
  • plum
  • plunder
  • precious
  • premium
  • priceless
  • pricey
  • pricy
  • pride
  • prize
  • prize money
  • prized
  • profitable
  • prohibitive
  • relevant
  • respected
  • scarce
  • serviceable
  • sky-high
  • spendy
  • spoil
  • steep
  • stiff
  • sumptuous
  • swag
  • treasure
  • treasure trove
  • treasured
  • ultraexpensive
  • unaffordable
  • uneconomic
  • uneconomical
  • unreasonable
  • useful
  • valued
  • windfall
  • worthwhile
  • worthy

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