All band-aid synonyms
band-aid
B b noun band-aid
- step β Standard for the exchange of product model data
- stopgap β something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
- stratagem β a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
- strategy β Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
- substitute β a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- surrogate β a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- tactic β tactics (def 1).
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- applique β Applique is the craft of sewing fabric shapes onto larger pieces of cloth. You can also use applique to refer to things you make using this craft.
- unraveling β to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- unravel β to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- pis aller β the last resort or the final resource.
- tape β a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- adhesive bandage β a bandage consisting of a small pad of gauze affixed to a strip of adhesive tape.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
adj band-aid
- fly-by-night β not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- hit-or-miss β careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- offhand β cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- unprepared β properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- unrehearsed β to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- unstudied β not studied; not premeditated or labored; natural; unaffected.
- spur-of-the-moment β occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- autoschediastic β offhand, with little forethought or preparation
- provisional β providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- quick-and-dirty β Informal. slipshod.
- slapdash β in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
- improvised β made or said without previous preparation: an improvised skit.
- practical β of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- rough-and-ready β rough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: a rough-and-ready estimate of future expenses.
- ad hoc β An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
- changeable β Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- fleeting β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- pro tempore β temporarily; for the time being.
- unstable β not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- ad interim β for the meantime; for the present
- fugacious β fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention.
- pro tem β temporarily; for the time being.
- provisory β containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
- for the time being β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- overnight β for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- unfixed β to render no longer fixed; unfasten; detach; loosen; free.
- short-term β covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
- short-range β having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.