Makeshift Synonyms and Antonyms

mākshĭft
Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. expediency
  2. expedient
  3. shift
  4. stopgap
Temporary
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. temporary
  2. improvised
  3. substitute
  4. emergency
  5. alternative
  6. extemporaneous
  7. extemporary
  8. impromptu
  9. stopgap
  10. improvisatorial
  11. jury-rigged
Antonyms:
  1. permanent
  2. ready
  3. finished
  4. complete

Words Related to Makeshift

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. device
  2. help
  3. resort
  4. make-shift
  5. ramshackle

Makeshift Sentence Examples

  • This is a makeshift meal at best.

  • We turned those buildings into a makeshift hospital.

  • Carmen walked away from her words and went to her makeshift bedroom.

  • The storm beating against the windows had shut down the power; the hall was lit by candles and makeshift torches.

  • Together, they entered the back forty acres through a makeshift gate.

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