as in loud
excessively showy
gaudy decorations on all the doors and windows at festival time
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Recent Examples of gaudy
Andy Enfield’s team needs a gaudy record to offset its lack of Q1 triumphs.
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Did the Bears even have a defensive team meeting this week?
Sure enough, Purdy went 2-for-5 against those man-to-man snaps, albeit for a gaudy 71 yards.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
The dress's tight-fitting, sheer base was overlaid by a tastefully gaudy bodice and a chic hood that framed Pugh's face.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Even Alabama’s efficient attack cannot consistently match such gaudy numbers.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Did the Bears even have a defensive team meeting this week?
Sure enough, Purdy went 2-for-5 against those man-to-man snaps, albeit for a gaudy 71 yards.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
The dress's tight-fitting, sheer base was overlaid by a tastefully gaudy bodice and a chic hood that framed Pugh's face.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Even Alabama’s efficient attack cannot consistently match such gaudy numbers.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudy
Adjective
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The crowd welcomed him with a loud ovation and cheered him on numerous times during the match.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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There has been a loud flirtation with Aaron Rodgers that Adofo-Mensah has danced around quite a bit.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Like any good house party, as many high schoolers can attest, the scene was a little chaotic, noisy and free flowing, in more ways than one.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Young planets orbit young stars, and young stars tend to be very noisy, which makes extracting the signals of their young planets all the more difficult.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But by some force of alchemy, his cockeyed look at things—a mix of deadpan delivery, garish colors, and exaggerated interactions—is weirdly perfect for this adaptation.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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With few exceptions, members of this class of audio equipment tend to look like garish kid’s toys.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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While its interior design is less flashy than rivals from Ferrari and Lamborghini, the aesthetic is pleasing, and outward visibility is excellent.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
6 Jan. 2023
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If McCarthy falls shorts, that hands leverage to people are every bit as extreme as Greene, though slightly less flashy about it—Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and Matt Gaetz.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
3 Jan. 2023
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“Gaudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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