Synonyms for showy
ˈʃoʊ i

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1. flamboyant, showy, splashy(adj)

   marked by ostentation but often tasteless

   "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"

   Synonyms:
   flashy, splashy, jazzy, aureate, sporty, glossy, gaudy, florid, flamboyant

   Antonyms:
   colourless, colorless, unpretentious, untheatrical, unpretending, unattractive, unostentatious

2. showy(adj)

   displaying brilliance and virtuosity

   Synonyms:
   sporty, splashy, gaudy, jazzy, flamboyant, glossy, flashy

   Antonyms:
   colorless, colourless, untheatrical, unostentatious, unpretending, unattractive, unpretentious

3. flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty(adj)

   (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

   Synonyms:
   flashy, splashy, trashy, sporting, clean, meretricious, tacky, gimcrack, loud, garish, sporty, flamboyant, glossy, brassy, cheap, tawdry, jazzy, flash, tatty, gaudy, sportsmanlike

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, unattractive, colourless, unpretending, colorless, unostentatious, untheatrical

4. glossy, showy(adj)

   superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

   "a glossy TV series"

   Synonyms:
   glistening, flashy, splashy, calendered, jazzy, shiny, glossy, sporty, flamboyant, shining, gaudy, lustrous

   Antonyms:
   unpretending, colourless, colorless, unostentatious, untheatrical, unattractive, unpretentious

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. showy

   Synonyms:
   gay, gaudy, high-colored, gorgeous, flashy, tinsel

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, unnoticeable, quiet, subdued

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. showy(a.)

   Synonyms:
   gaudy, flashy, gay, glaring, gairish, flaunting, gorgeous, splendid, fine, dressy, jaunty, airy, bedizened, pranked out

2. showy(a.)

   Synonyms:
   grand, stately, ostentatious, pompous, magnificent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. showy(a)

   Synonyms:
   spectacular, pageant, ostentatious, pompous, garish, gaudy, meretricious, gorgeous, flashy, bedizened, gay, conspicuous, tinsel

   Antonyms:
   inconspicuous, modest, unostentatious, quiet, subdued

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1. List of paraphrases for "showy":

   sighted, conspicuous

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How to use showy in a sentence?

1. Lao Tzu:

   The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial they abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.

2. Tom Doyle:

   The guitar was great for television, very very showy, and you could see Les' hands fly all over this neck because of the black background.

3. Mary McNamara:

   Don Draper is not a showy role, because 'Mad Men' is not a showy show. He is not killing anyone, there are no scenery-chewing performances that stand out.

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