Synonyms for showy
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Flashy
flashy, gaudy, garish, ostentatious, flamboyant, tawdry, jazzy, theatrical, conspicuous, loud, splashy, colorful US, colourful UK, pompous, pretentious, flaunting, splendid, grand, ambitious, tacky, dressy, dashing, jaunty
2. Magnificent
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- adj. 2
Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
Example sentences
- flashy Yanni bought Skura flashy and expensive things.
- gaudy Don't you think that necklace is a bit gaudy?
- ostentatious Tom wants to build an ostentatious and smart house.
- garish The film is a simple story cloaked in garish splendour.
- glossy He covered the cake with a glossy chocolate glaze.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| showy | steady | |
| flashy | rising | |
| gaudy | rising | |
| ostentatious | rising | |
| garish | rising | |
| glossy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- loud1
- 5 letters
- grand1, tacky2, jazzy2, gaudy2
- 6 letters
- superb2, glossy2, flashy2, garish2, jaunty2, tawdry2, dressy2
- 7 letters
- dashing2, pompous2, splashy2
- 8 letters
- gorgeous2, colorful3, splendid2
- 9 letters
- ambitious3, colourful, sumptuous2, flaunting2
- 10 letters
- theatrical4, flamboyant3
- 11 letters
- magnificent4, conspicuous4, pretentious3
- 12 letters
- ostentatious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tacky2 = 2 syllables).