garish

The word “garish” has 2 syllables: ga-rish

It's pronounced as /ˈɡɛərɪʃ/

What is synonym and antonym for garish?

In the thesaurus, “garish” has 54 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for garish along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for garish

baroque
bedizened
blaring
blatant
brassy
brazen
bright
cheap
chintzy
excessive
extravagant
fancy
flamboyant
flaring
flashy
flaunting
florid
fulsome
gaudy
glaring
glittering
glittery
glitzy
graceless
hammy
inelegant
kitschy
loud
lurid
meretricious
noisy
ornate
ostentatious
over-the-top
overbright
overdone
overwrought
pretentious
raffish
razzle-dazzle
screaming
showy
snazzy
spectacular
splashy
swank
swanky
tacky
tasteless
tawdry
tinsel
tinselly
vulgar
zooty

Antonyms for garish

appropriate
conservative
discreet
drab
elegant
fitting
graceful
inconspicuous
modest
muted
normal
plain
proper
quiet
refined
restrained
simple
subdued
tasteful
understated
unflamboyant
unflashy
unobtrusive
unpretentious

Meanings of garish

adjective
1. Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.

Example Sentences

The party decorations were so garish that they overwhelmed the entire room.
She refused to wear the garish neon outfit her friend had picked out for her.
The artist's paintings were criticized for their garish colors and lack of subtlety.
The hotel lobby was decorated in a garish style, with gaudy chandeliers and bright red carpeting.
Despite her mother's protests, she insisted on painting her bedroom walls in garish shades of purple and orange.

On this page you'll find 78 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to garish, such as: appropriate, baroque, bedizened, blaring, blatant, brassy, brazen.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.