Gypsum
Gypsum noun - A common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris).
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Nearby Word: gypseous
Plaster
Plaster noun - A medicated covering used to heal an injury.
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Synonyms for Plaster
Gypsum is a synonym for plaster in thick topic. You can use "Gypsum" instead a noun "Plaster", if it concerns topics such as mortar, plaster of Paris. popular alternative
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Fanon (well, one discussion on afp) has it that Discworld gypsies are descended from itinerant plaster-of-Pseudopolis sellers, hence the name is derivied from "gypsum".
Source: Orphaned Etymology
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Plaster and Gypsum. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gypsum/plaster
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Plaster or Gypsum. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gypsum/plaster.
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