This showy dress isn't appropriate for me.
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Showy
//ˈʃəʊ.i//
Synonyms for "showy" (134 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (40)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (67)
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2 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- ефектен adj (for show)
- показен adj (for show)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 浮華 /浮华 adj (for show)
- 繁华 adj (for show)
Czech
1 entries- nápadný adj (for show)
Dutch
1 entries- opzichtig adj (for show)
Finnish
2 entries- näyttävä adj (for show)
- pramea adj (for show)
French
1 entries- tape-à-l’œil adj (for show)
Galician
1 entries- ostentoso adj (for show)
German
4 entries- auffällig adj (for show)
- auffällig adj (making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display)
- grell adj (for show)
- protzig adj (for show)
Irish
3 entries- péacach adj (making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display)
- taibhseach adj (for show)
- éagsúil adj (for show)
Japanese
2 entries- けばけばしい adj (for show)
- 派手な adj (for show)
Macedonian
4 entries- бе́звкусен adj (for show)
- впе́чатлив adj (for show)
- дре́члив adj (for show)
- е́фектен adj (for show)
Persian
1 entries- خودنما adj (for show)
Polish
1 entries- na pokaz adj (for show)
Portuguese
2 entries- exibido adj (for show)
- mirabolante adj (for show)
Russian
4 entries- безвку́сный adj (for show)
- впечатля́ющий adj (for show)
- крича́щий adj (for show)
- на пока́з adj (for show)
Spanish
4 entries- aparatoso adj (for show)
- de relumbrón adj (for show)
- fardón adj (for show)
- jactancioso adj (for show)
Tagalog
2 entries- hambog adj (for show)
- mapagyabang adj (for show)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Since he's in show business he often goofs around in a showy way, but once in a while he has these bashful mannerisms that are really cute.
Source: tatoeba (295770)
I have no cell phone, no showy photos, no funny personality. Just medicaments.
Source: tatoeba (1695386)
I like showy clothes.
Source: tatoeba (3603482)
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