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flamboyant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of flamboyant

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

arresting, bold, brilliant, catchy, commanding, conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, marked, noisy, noticeable, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, showy, splashy, striking
Words Related to flamboyant

detectable, discernible (also discernable), observable, perceptible, recognizable, visible

outstanding, salient

distinguished, eminent, impressive, notable, noteworthy

highlighted, spotlighted

flagrant, glaring, howling, screaming

flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, jazzy, loud, meretricious, swank (or swanky), tawdry

highfalutin (also hifalutin), ostentatious, pretentious

extravagant, fancy, florid, glittery, spectacular

opulent, ornate, overdone, overwrought
Near Antonyms of flamboyant

subtle

concealed, hidden, shrouded

dim, faint, obscure

insignificant, undistinguished, unimportant

modest, unaffected, unassuming, unpretentious

conservative, plain, quiet, simple, understated

muted, restrained, subdued, toned-down
Antonyms of flamboyant

inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy
2 excessively showy
  • the flamboyant floats in the Mardi Gas parade
Synonyms of flamboyant

flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
Words Related to flamboyant

extravagant, fulsome, hammy, overdone, over-the-top, overwrought

baroque, bedizened, ornate

fancy, snazzy

blaring, bright, florid, glaring, glittery, overbright, spectacular

graceless, inelegant, lurid, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, tinselly, vulgar
Near Antonyms of flamboyant

inconspicuous, muted, restrained, subdued, toned (down), unobtrusive

elegant, graceful, tasteful

modest, plain, simple
Antonyms of flamboyant

conservative, quiet, understated, unflamboyant, unflashy

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