Synonyms of swank

swank 1 of 3

noun

as in pomp

excessive or unnecessary display

service that is the essence of swank: the waiters pull out your chair for you and even place your napkin on your lap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pomp
• decoration
• spectacle
• glitz
• ornamentation
• ostentation
• luxuriance
• flamboyance
• luxuriousness
• garishness
• gaudiness
• ostentatiousness
• dressing
• flash
• adornment
• fanfare
• flashiness
• pretentiousness
• parade
• showiness
• pretense
• pretence
• extravaganza
• opulence
• show
• sumptuousness
• dazzle
• pageant
• mummery
• trimming
• pageantry
• extravagance
• richness
• magnificence
• razzmatazz
• éclat
• razzle-dazzle
• foofaraw
• embellishment
• fanciness
• garnishment
• vulgarity
• tawdriness
• luridness
• meretriciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• severity
• restraint
• simplicity
• plainness
• austerity
• elegance
• moderation
• modesty
• understatement
• conservativeness
• minimalism
• gracefulness
• tastefulness

swank

2 of 3

adjective

ˈswaŋk 

variants or swanky

as in ornate

excessively showy

drove up in a red sports car, the swank interior of which was decorated in silver and black

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ornate
• glitzy
• gaudy
• garish
• loud
• flashy
• flaring
• ostentatious
• flamboyant
• splashy
• noisy
• extravagant
• razzle-dazzle
• fancy
• over-the-top
• bright
• excessive
• baroque
• snazzy
• spectacular
• overwrought
• pretentious
• fulsome
• hammy
• tawdry
• glittery
• florid
• tacky
• glaring
• bedizened
• overdone
• lurid
• inelegant
• vulgar
• blaring
• tinselly
• tasteless
• zooty
• graceless
• overbright

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conservative
• appropriate
• quiet
• proper
• understated
• fitting
• elegant
• inconspicuous
• restrained
• subdued
• unflashy
• unobtrusive
• muted
• toned (down)
• graceful
• tasteful
• unflamboyant
• modest
• simple
• plain
• unpretentious

swank

3 of 3

verb

as in to brag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brag
• swagger
• vaunt
• vapor
• boast
• pride
• gasconade
• crow
• plume
• flatter
• swash
• congratulate
• felicitate
• pique

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swank

Noun

The bright blend of decor is just the right amount of kitsch, fun, and whimsy for a new 14-room townhouse in swank and swish Chelsea. —Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024

The scarves were a way to bring softness to something masculine like a suit jacket, but the swank of the fabric in its length and elaborate draping pushed the feeling beyond refinement into something sublime, imperious, and cool. —Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2023

Adjective

Toby Maloney of Chicago’s award-winning the Violet Hour consulted on the cocktails, creating a menu that travels through a century of New York City: the Gilded Age’s cocktail inspirations, the swank supper clubs of the ’40s, the cocktail renaissance of the ’50s and ’60s, and the excess of the ’80s. —Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024

Today, the luxury getaway (renamed Trump National Doral Miami in 2012) is a swank 800-acre suburban Miami destination that continues to cater to sports enthusiasts, vacationers, business travelers and locals alike. —Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Verb

This Bible swanks a custom embossing of the inauguration date, and like other Bibles in the collection, it is written in the King James translation and includes historic American documents, like the text of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. —Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025

The season of sunbathing in swim trunks, surfing in board shorts, and swanking about your style in slides—because no one wants to deal with the fuss of lacing up heft shoes and boots or the hassle of smelly socks. —Bernd Fischer, menshealth.com, 10 May 2023