garish

gar·ish

adj \ˈger-ish\

Definition of GARISH

1

: clothed in vivid colors

2

a : excessively or disturbingly vivid <garish colors> <garish imagery> b : offensively or distressingly bright : glaring

3

: tastelessly showy : flashy

— gar·ish·ly adverb

— gar·ish·ness noun

Examples of GARISH

1. <the wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary>

Origin of GARISH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1545

Related to GARISH

Synonyms: flamboyant, flaring, flashy, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)

Antonyms: conservative, quiet, understated, unflamboyant, unflashy

Related Words: excessive, extravagant, fulsome, hammy, overdone, over-the-top, overwrought; pretentious; baroque, bedizened, ornate; fancy, snazzy, zooty; blaring, bright, florid, glaring, glittery, overbright, spectacular; graceless, inelegant, lurid, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, tinselly, vulgar

Near Antonyms: appropriate, fitting, proper; inconspicuous, muted, restrained, subdued, toned (down), unobtrusive; elegant, graceful, tasteful; modest, plain, simple, unpretentious

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See Synonym Discussion at gaudy

Rhymes with GARISH

bearish, cherish, fairish, perish, squarish