Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blue-chip
2 senses of blue chip
Sense 1
blue chip, blue-chip stock -- (a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments")
=> common stock, common shares, ordinary shares -- (stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks")
Sense 2
blue chip -- (a blue poker chip with the highest value)
=> chip, poker chip -- (a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling)
Antonyms of adj blue-chip
1 sense of blue-chip
Sense 1
blue-chip -- (extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist")
INDIRECT (VIA valuable) -> worthless -- (lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler")
Similarity of adj blue-chip
1 sense of blue-chip
Sense 1
blue-chip -- (extremely valuable; "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist")
=> valuable (vs. worthless) -- (having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond")