flashy

see definition of flashy

adjflamboyant, in poor taste

Synonyms for flashy

adj flamboyant, in poor taste

Antonyms for flashy

drab
modest
plain
simple
tasteful
subdued
unflamboyant
unflashy
ungaudy
unobtrusive

bold

adjective. bright, striking

bolder

adjective. bright, striking

brassy

adjective. vulgar, loud to the senses

bright

adjective. vivid in color

Word Origin & History

"showy, cheaply attractive," 1680s, from flash + -y (2). Earlier it meant "splashing" (1580s); "sparkling, giving off flashes" (c.1600). Related: Flashily; flashiness.

Example Sentences forflashy

He was dressed in a flashy style, not unlike what is popularly denominated a swell.

He had to have his square meal and his flashy flannel shirts.

She was a large, flashy woman, wearing a quantity of cheap jewellery.

His clothes were flashy, and he "sported" several large diamonds.

You think you could teach that flashy sister of yours the Vanish?

He was not a gentleman, nor yet one of the loud, flashy sort that call themselves so.

Such women as he had known were of nearly one type, selfish, ignorant, flashy.

There is the notion that the Press is flashy or trivial because it is popular.

I'll get a flashy ring to represent the one presented to you by the queen.

Tchartkóff was apt to indulge in the flashy and the superficial.