Makeshift

Quick meaning: Makeshift is a noun meaning A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Meaning

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

More Meanings

1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
2. (obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.

Example Sentences

And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.

They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.

Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.

Word Forms

• makeshifts
• make-shift
• make shift

Synonyms for makeshift

Depending on context, synonyms include jury-rigged, stopgap, impermanent, temporary, improvised.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jury-rigged, stopgap, impermanent, temporary, improvised, fallback.

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