Gimmick and System

Gimmick

Gimmick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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System and gimmick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "System" instead a noun "Gimmick".

Nearby Words: gimmicky, gimmickry

System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.

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Gimmick and system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gimmick" instead a noun "System".

Nearby Words: systematic, systemic

old	old gimmick	old system
good	good gimmick	good system
special	special gimmick	special system
similar	similar gimmick	similar system
Other adjectives: complete, current, standard, original, single, simple, actual, entire, main, new, unique, basic, central, different, based.

The Lucky Seven concept continues in the prequel Crisis Core, where getting three Sevens on the DMV (the battle system's slot-machine gimmick) will level up your character.

Source: Lucky Seven
The Lucky Seven concept continues in the prequel Crisis Core, where getting three Sevens on the Digital Mind Wave (the battle system's slot-machine gimmick) will level up your character.

Source: Rule of Seven
The gimmick kind of falls short, given how generous the game's movement system is normally; it's usually faster and easier to just use parkour instead of a grenade jump.

Source: Rocket Jump

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