She wears flamboyant clothes to draw attention.
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Flamboyant
/flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/
Synonyms for "flamboyant" (185 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Adjective(13 words)
showyarty designaureatecampiercampiestcolorfulcolorful charactercolorful prototypecolourfulconspicuousconspicuous cuedandiestdecorative
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (56)
Noun(7 words)
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(13 words)
Related words (92)
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Adjective(17 words)
lavishoperaticornamental vaseornateostentatiousoverdressedpaisley patternplumedpoinciana treeritzierroyal poincianashow-offshowiershowiestsplashytasselledtheatrical
Noun(13 words)
Verb(1 words)
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13 entriesangiospermous treeappearancedecorative artdesignexpressionflowering treeindividualmannerornamentpersonplantstyletree
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14 entriesDelonix regiabold colorscolorful phrasecurvilinear ornamentdivadrama queendramatic dressdramatic posefashion platefloral carvingglittering jewelryornate traceryroyal poincianatheatrical gesture
Collocations
11 entriesflamboyant attireflamboyant behaviorflamboyant colorsflamboyant designflamboyant displayflamboyant dresserflamboyant fashionflamboyant outfitflamboyant personalityflamboyant styleflamboyant tree
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19 total sentences available.
Vladimir Putin said he had not been misquoted but mistranslated when he had characterized an American presidential nominee as “flamboyant.” A British newspaper had incorrectly translated that word as “brilliant”, and that report misled the candidate into assuming the Russian president had meant brilliant in an intellectual sense — a mistake the paper later corrected.
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He likes flamboyant clothes.
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Tom was so flamboyant.
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