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Synonyms & Antonyms for garish
Synonyms
flamboyant, flaring, flashy, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
Antonyms
conservative, quiet, understated, unflamboyant, unflashy
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In 2004, the Bengals unveiled an updated look that the team continues to feature: white paneling on the jerseys, garish tiger stripes on the pants. — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, "NFL's worst-ever uniforms, from Color Rush and throwbacks to regrettable rebrandings," 2 Sep. 2019 In 2013, Prager turned to crowds, constructing intricate gatherings of moviegoers, travellers, and sunbathers in garish dress. — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, "Alex Prager is a photographer and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles.," 1 Sep. 2019 Shingleback lizards, with shiny black scales resembling medieval armor and garish blue tongues, waddled onto the road. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 Perhaps most garish are the recent attempts to put deceased stars back onstage with hologram technology. — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "There could only be one Woodstock," 15 Aug. 2019 The RadWagon won’t win any beauty contests, with its garish orange aluminum frame and tubby 672Wh removable battery perched obscenely on the down tube. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "RadWagon electric cargo bike review: the SUV of e-bikes," 8 Aug. 2019 Now picture her sporting tight white jeans and a black leather jacket, making her way carefully (in 4-inch platform sandals) through a garish and loud multiplex lobby with its cacophony of video-game arcades. — Vance Muse, Houston Chronicle, "Houston socialite Lynn Wyatt recalls her times hanging out with friend Elton John," 14 June 2019 Gwar’s gloriously garish road show returns this fall with a packaged tour dubbed Use Your Collusion, featuring Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust and Against the Grain. — John Wenzel, The Know, "Avril Lavigne is coming to Denver and more Denver concerts on sale this week," 27 June 2019 The leak comes from the ever-reliable Footy Headlines, meaning City fans may well be faced with the prospect of seeing star players Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling don the garish yellow and pink gradient design. — SI.com, "Manchester City 2019/20 Third Kit: Leaked Images of Atrocious Pink & Yellow Strip Appear Online," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'garish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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