Synonyms of garish
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Another word for garish is blatant. Other synonyms of garish are flashy, gaudy, corny, tasteless and tawdry.
Synonyms and similar words for garish
adjectiveOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
- 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.
- brashBold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.
- 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
- flashyShowy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
- flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
- florid
- flossy
- froufrou
- gauche
- gaudyVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- gay
- glaringGarish.
- 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.
- pizazzyOf, characterized by, or exhibiting pizazz.
- pretentious
- ritzyElegant and luxurious.
- raffish
- schlockyTacky, of tasteless appearance.
- showy
- snazzy
- 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
Meaning of garish
- adjective Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
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