FLAMBOYANT Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

flamboyant

adjective

flam-ˈbȯi-ənt

Definition of flamboyant

as in prominent

likely to attract attention has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate

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as in loud

excessively showy Las Vegas showgirls wearing flamboyant headdresses

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Recent Examples of flamboyant The same is true of the various actors who pop up as guest stars, but will surely recur going forward, including the hilariously folksy Haley, a flamboyant and threatening Morton and more. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 The grim scene was a stark contrast to the flamboyant public life the businessman had cultivated. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Hammer tends to deliver equally sensible advice, only in a more flamboyant and revved-up package. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Now the group is back in action at a moment when its omnivorous stylistic approach — not to mention Wedren’s flamboyant presentation — echoes in the work of arena-filling acts like Sombr and the 1975. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flamboyant

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Perhaps the only prominent Ukrainian who has demanded a wartime election is Fedorov, the former defense minister who elicited the comment about Starshield from Musk.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Mandell’s wife, Elizabeth Heller Mandell, a gallery owner, nonprofit consultant and arts patron from a prominent California family, predeceased him, leaving him in a position to extend her philanthropic work.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of prominent

Adjective

Where the movies are big, loud, overpopulated machines, the TV series are full of interesting ideas, weird notions and good comedy and give their characters room to breathe.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The doors finally open Store Manager Patrick McGuinness welcomed customers pushing their shopping carts into the store while leading loud chants, such as spelling out Wegmans letter by letter.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of loud

Adjective

The research fellow also argued that the additional Russian diesel entering global markets is not sufficient to produce a noticeable reduction in consumer fuel prices in the short term.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
The brand's emblem, which is incorporated into the translucent monoblock LED taillight beneath the seat and is sculpted by the bike's lights themselves, is the most noticeable of all Fragment elements.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of noticeable

Adjective

The focus was how AI can be integrated and optimize the existing business – rather than presentation of noisy (and controversial) slates of AI TV shows and movies.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

Hirose, who also writes and edits, has constructed a brilliantly volatile scenario, vulnerable to any number of potentially explosive and destructive dramatic developments.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The old town of Arcos de la Frontera occupies a dramatic limestone ridge above the Guadalete River, its buildings seemingly piled along the cliff edge.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of dramatic

Adjective

Five years ago, LSU brought Kim Mulkey in to resuscitate its women’s basketball program, ignoring the controversy that trailed her like a train of sequins off one of her gaudy pantsuits.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Each followed the social media account of a 35-year-old former Dartmouth College running back with a degree in economics and a gaudy ring on his finger.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gaudy

Adjective

This is a remarkable achievement, and although outside evidence is limited, researchers generally view it as promising.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
These attract big audiences, who listen to the likes of Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and even Queen Camilla reading remarkable letters aloud.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of remarkable

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