GAUDY


Meaning of GAUDY in English

adjective

cheaply or vulgarly showy

gaudy sideshow posters

Synonyms: blatant, brazen, chintzy, flashy, garish, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel

Related Word: obtrusive, ostentatious, pretentious, showy, tasteless; coarse, crude, gross, vulgar; brummagem, fake, phony, sham

Contrasted words: restrained, tasteful, unobtrusive; factual, illuminating, informative

Antonyms: quiet

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