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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Building strong relationships—without being the loudest in the room Introverts are rarely the most talkative people in meetings or social settings.—
Lorraine K. Lee, Contributor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Budgerigars are both impressive vocal mimics and also have complex vocalizations called warbles that are a mix of noisy and harmonic calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trapped in bed, in a noisy room or hallway, under the fluorescent lighting of the hospital all day and night, these children experience more stress, dissatisfaction, fear and distrust of the system.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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But now this segment has been extended, with the skeletor’s cycle touching down on the main drag of a garish resort city that’s a dreamland version of Vegas.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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