Meretricious
Meretricious adjective - Tastelessly showy.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Meretricious
White elephant and meretricious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "White elephant" instead an adjective "Meretricious".
White elephant
White elephant noun - A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for White elephant
Meretricious and white elephant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meretricious" instead an adjective phrase "White elephant".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- common and meretricious
- common and white elephant
- mean and meretricious
- mean and white elephant
- flashy and meretricious
- flashy and white elephant
- tawdry and meretricious
- tawdry and white elephant
- garish and meretricious
- garish and white elephant
- cheap and meretricious
- cheap and white elephant
- poor and meretricious
- poor and white elephant
Cite this Source
White elephant and Meretricious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/meretricious/white_elephant
Meretricious & White elephant. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/meretricious/white_elephant>.
White elephant or Meretricious. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/meretricious/white_elephant.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "meretricious" and "white elephant" have occurred on timeline