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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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Four years after Lincoln Riley arrived at USC amid gaudy promises to return the football program to national prominence, well, two words.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

New casinos sprang up, alongside gaudy, luxury hotels and apartment blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

The compensation is unprecedented, but investors have chosen this type of gaudy compensation for Musk in the past.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

In the land of the living, Heiyahas fully come into her own and is fashion-forward, adorned with gaudy jewelry, along with a denim jacket and miniskirt.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

She held out her hand and showed a gaudy ring.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.