Garish

//ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ//

Synonyms for "garish" (159 found)

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Closest matches (32)

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Related words (79)

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Translations

57 translations across 19 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • крещящ adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • показен adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • ярък adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Dutch

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  • schreeuwlelijk adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • wansmakelijk adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Finnish

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  • räikeä adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

French

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  • criard adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • tape-à-l'œil adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • voyant adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Georgian

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  • თვალშისაცემი adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • მყვირალა adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

German

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  • aufdringlich adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • auffallend adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • grell adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • knallbunt adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Greek

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  • κακόγουστος adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • φανταχτερός adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • χτυπητός adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Hindi

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  • चटकीला adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • भड़कदार adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • भड़कीला adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • शोख़ adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Hungarian

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  • csicsás adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • feltűnő adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • hivalkodó adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • rikító adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Irish

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  • scéiniúil adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Italian

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  • appariscente adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • chiassoso adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • pacchiano adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • sgargiante adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Macedonian

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  • дре́члив adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • јарк adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Polish

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  • jaskrawy adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • krzykliwy adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Portuguese

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  • garrido adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Romanian

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  • bătător la ochi adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • strident adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • ţipător adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Russian

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  • крича́щий adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • показно́й adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Spanish

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  • charro adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • chillón adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • colorinche (Lat. Am.) adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • estrafalario adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Swedish

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  • gräll adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)
  • skrikig adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Turkish

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  • cafcaflı adj (overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The film is a simple story cloaked in garish splendour.

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It's a garish dress she's got on.

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The colour of the bedlinen is a bit garish, but it'll fade in the wash.

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His garish new suit was teal.

Source: tatoeba (10753575)

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