glitzy

adjective

as in loud
excessively showy I think that rhinestone-studded outfit is a little too glitzy for church

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Recent Examples of glitzy The crowd was glitzy—Goyard bags strewn over orange day-bed mattresses, Rolexes glinting—but at ease and not partying wildly like those further down the beach. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026 This glitzy steakhouse in Miami Worldcenter is offering a Spice menu for the first time. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 So glitzy, in fact, that the steakhouse hardly seems an appropriate place to celebrate the late Anthony Bourdain, who preferred a more salt-of-the-earth version like Keen’s. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026 The floral design feels like a happy medium between the glitzy, maximalist designs that have taken over this season and the soft, barely there nudes on the other end of the trend spectrum. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 July 2026 For those weary of the overt commercialism surrounding those glitzy showpieces, the GAA provides a refreshing antidote. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Historically overshadowed by its glitzy neighbors to the north, Venice and Santa Monica, this little beach town is slowly coming into its own. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 Beyond those glitzy screen settings, however, there are more authentic ways to experience Homer’s epic. — Heidi Fuller-Love, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 On his glitzy and paranoid new record, the rapper wrestles with survivor’s guilt while making a case for East Coast boom-bap’s perpetual adaptability. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitzy
  1. loud
  2. noisy
  3. gaudy
  4. flashy
  5. ornate
  6. garish
Adjective
  • You, your inbox, your clients, your team, your boss, your calendar or the loudest problem in the room?
    — Ryan Dohrn, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • To be heard above the din, the musicians and their instruments needed to be loud.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of loud
Adjective
  • As work proceeds, plumes of sand have clouded waters near endangered coral and conchs while noisy excavators drown out waves along the popular beach next to Port Everglades.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Sitting next to Martin Scorsese and the designer Marc Jacobs on the album cover is the group’s multi-instrumentalist John Cale, rock’s god of noisy, dignified experimentation.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • The Colorado Rockies’ history books are littered with elite offensive names and gaudy statistics.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Unsurprisingly, the undefeated Columbus team’s players dominated the top of the player standings, with Hurricane Tyra Black leading the way with an 11-1 record and a gaudy 77% points won rate.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of gaudy
Adjective
  • The spa The on-site spa could never be a flashy, luxury spa plucked from any random resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That entailed creating a sizzle reel with a lot of flashy effects in hopes of convincing Universal to get behind the new budget and schedule.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashy
Adjective
  • As for finishing touches, Saldaña wore a pair of Aquazzura white pointed toe pumps with ornate cutouts.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • Overly grand staircases and ornate rail details are both considered outdated by designers.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 30 July 2026
Definition of ornate
Adjective
  • Our test car’s blue-and-silver two-tone finish was striking without becoming garish, though subtlety is always relative when the hood stretches this far and the grille resembles the entrance to a private bank.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Once, plastic surgery seemed garish, its own obvious signs a kind of cost that people paid for refusing to appear old.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of garish

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