Definitions

showy

[shoh-ee] / ˈʃoʊ i /

ADJECTIVE

flamboyant, flashy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classy garish gaudy ornate ostentatious pretentious sensational splashy

WEAK

bling dashing flash glaring hotdog jazzy loud luxurious meretricious opulent overdone overwrought peacocky pompous resplendent screaming snazzy splendiferous sumptuous swank tawdry tinsel tony

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inferior modest plain simple

WEAK

dismal drab gloomy moderate restrained

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The progress of the military art is the most conspicuous, I was about to say the most SHOWY, fact in human history.

From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Bagehot, Walter

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