Gem and Offscouring

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Gem noun - A usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament.

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Offscouring is an antonym for gem.

Offscouring noun - Discarded or useless material.

Usage example: the foundry's offscouring was the neighborhood's eyesore

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Gem is an antonym for offscouring.

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Offscouring and Gem. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gem/offscouring

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