Definitions

gaudy

[gaw-dee] / ˈgɔ di /

ADJECTIVE

bright and vulgar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brilliant flashy garish jazzy ostentatious showy snazzy splashy

STRONG

chichi crude gay gross pizazz screaming tinsel

WEAK

blatant brazen catchpenny chintzy coarse flaunting florid froufrou glaring gussied up kitschy loud meretricious obtrusive pretentious putting on the ritz raffish ritzy splendiferous tasteless tawdry

Antonyms

STRONGEST

modest normal plain simple tasteful

WEAK

calm drab dull refined sophisticated

Example Sentences

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Gaudy future cap figures can be as misleading as dire ones: A team with millions in future dollars to spend often has no one on the roster worth spending them on.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

Gaudy and ugly, you know, I think that’s a subjective answer, to be honest with you.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2020

Gaudy flowers crowd the neck, and festive green-yarn fringe spills like seaweed off the sleeves.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2017

Gaudy one-sided victories early in the season have gained national attention for a team that’s opened an early two-game lead in the NFC West.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2015

She played "Make me no Gaudy Chaplet" and nocturnes by sundry composers; she sang "The Three Fishers."

From True and Other Stories by Lathrop, George Parsons

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