kitschy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitschy
Adjective
  • But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • The garish Firebird-decal set endured through 1981, and the car’s facelift in 1977, featuring four rectangular headlamps, did no favors to the original design.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
  • Almost everyone has had nightmares of garish failure when thrust upon the big stage of their own career.
    Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Various tawdry plots are picked up and discarded as the story staggers onward.
    Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • The film was a hit on 42nd Street, possessing a certain tawdry entertainment value.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • This earth sign doesn't care for showy appearances but still wants to revel in their successes, which is why quiet luxury fits best.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Galium odoratum Sun Exposure: Deep shade Soil Type: Clay, loam, sand Soil pH: Acidic Toad Lily The toad lily is a showy, shade-loving perennial with small orchid-like flowers in zones 4a-9b.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Amid the classic, flashy film and television premieres this week at SXSW, the festival also offered a forum for burgeoning creators to showcase their work in the Independent TV Pilot Program.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
  • The somewhat muted display represented Lamar at his most physically ostentatious.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • These meretricious narratives play well throughout the Global South.
    Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
  • These meretricious narratives play well throughout the Global South.
    Michael Miklaucic, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • What could possibly go wrong on such a slippery slope, where nothing remains sacred, tradition is going extinct and everything left is tacky and transactional?
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
  • With drinks in hand and dogs underfoot, guests can wander through the studios, which remain open for the occasion, canvases still tacky with wet paint.
    Alessandra Schade, Vogue, 7 June 2025
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“Kitschy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitschy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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