Synonyms of flashy
120 similar words
Another word for flashy is prominent. Other synonyms of flashy are attention-grabbing, eye-catching, blatant, conspicuous and gaudy.
Synonyms and similar words for flashy
adjectiveShowy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
- glossyAttention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
- prominentLikely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
- brashBold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- pizazzyOf, characterized by, or exhibiting pizazz.
- sporty
- attention-grabbingAttracting notice and attention, or prone to doing so.
- conspicuousNoticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
- eye-catchingThat attracts the attention; attention-grabbing.
- grabbyAttention-grabbing; striking, stimulating.
- high-profileImportant or well publicized.
- salientProminent; conspicuous.
- bedizened literaryDressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.
- blatantObvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
- blingishCharacteristic of bling; showy; ostentatious.
- campyCharacterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
- catchpenny
- chichiAffectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chintzyTastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky.
- cornyHackneyed or excessively sentimental.
- crass
- crude
- flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
- florid
- flossyExtravagantly showy; flashy.
- froufrou
- garishOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- gauche
- gaudyVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- gay
- glaring
- gross
- gussied up
- hideous
- kitschOf art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- kitschyHaving the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- loud
- meretriciousTastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
- naff
- obtrusive
- ostentatious
- pimped outFlashy, showy and adorned or customized extravagantly.
- pretentious
- ritzyElegant and luxurious.
- raffish
- schlockyTacky, of tasteless appearance.
- showyCalling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- snazzyAppealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy.
- splendiferousBeautiful, splendid.
- tackyGaudy or flashy.
- tastelessLacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.
- tawdryOf clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
- tinselly
- too muchAmusing; entertaining.
- trinketyResembling or characteristic of a trinket; gaudy and worthless.
- unbecoming
- untastefulNot tasteful.
- vainShowy; ostentatious.
- whorishResembling or befitting a whore.
- zesty
adjectiveDrunk; tipsy.
- buzzed
- lit
- squiffy
- Adrian Quist AustraliaPissed (drunk).
- adrip US
- aled upDrunk.
- all mops and broomsIntoxicated; drunk.
- arseholedDrunk.
- a sheet in the windDrunk.
- a sheet in the wind's eyeDrunk.
- bedrunkenDrunken, drunk.
- befuddled
- beliquoredDrunken.
- besotted
- besotten
- bevviedDrunk.
- bibaciousAddicted to drinking alcohol; alcoholic.
- bibulous
- binned
- bingoedDrunk.
- bladdered
- blasted
- blewedDrunk.
- blind
- blind drunk
- blitzedDrunk; wasted.
- blocked Ireland
- blooteredDrunk.
- blottoedBlotto; drunk.
- blue
- bollocksed
- bombedIntoxicated; drunk or high.
- boozy
- bosky
- bottled
- Brahms slangPissed, drunk.
- Brahms and Liszt slangPissed, drunk.
- budgyDrunk.
- bungalowed
- burlin' dialectalDrunk, intoxicated.
- canned
- clobbered USDrunk.
- corned
- cocked
- cockeyed
- crapulous
- crocked
- cunted
- cut
- dead drunkDrunk to the point of unconsciousness.
- destroyed
- disguised
- drunk
- drunk as a piperThoroughly drunk.
- drunked upDrunk.
- drunken
- ebriatedInebriated; drunk.
- ebrioseInebriated; drunk.
- elephant's slangDrunk (intoxicated with alcohol).
Meaning of flashy
- adjective Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
- adjective Marked by frequent variations in water amount (compare flash flood).
- adjective Flashing; producing flashes.
flashy in other languages
Questions about synonyms of flashy
- What is another word for flashy?
- Flashy has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as prominent, attention-grabbing, eye-catching, blatant, conspicuous, gaudy, corny and salient.
- What does flashy mean?
- Flashy means showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
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