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glitzy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of glitzy

excessively showy

I think that rhinestone-studded outfit is a little too glitzy.

Synonyms of glitzy

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

Words Related to glitzy

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

baroque, bedizened, ornate

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

graceless, inelegant, lurid, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, tinselly, vulgar

Near Antonyms of glitzy

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

elegant, graceful, tasteful

modest, plain, simple

Antonyms of glitzy

conservative, quiet, understated, unflamboyant, unflashy

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