splashiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashiness
Noun
  • He was ruled offside, but the poor timing of his run takes nothing away from the slickness of the combination, nor the effectiveness of the tactic.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Still working through residual resentments from last year, her lyrics this cycle often clash with the careful slickness of the production.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Drinking, flamboyance, and film- and music-making bloomed.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • His newfound prominence and flamboyance — the eyeliner, the frequent shirtlessness, the leather pants — attract some vocal haters, but he’s gotten used to it.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Look at the volume and glossiness of that gorgeous hair!
    Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Whereas Black Ops 6 relished in the texture of its period setting, giving players maps ranging from a warlord’s villa filled with luxury cars or dilapidated bus depots overgrown with foliage, BLOPS 7 has a superficial glossiness to each of its levels.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The entertainment rooms can serve as places to enjoy cocktails and billiards (both villas feature Steinway & Sons grand pianos), the dining rooms feel cinematic without being too formal, and the bedroom suites favor comfort rather than flashiness.
    David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Leopard, cheetah, and even zebra recall an era shaped by the flashiness of Christina Aguilera and Paris Hilton.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Garcia’s finest new dishes underscore his talent for complexity that bypasses showiness.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Still, that showiness in dialogue is latched to a shallowness of characterization.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
    Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now that Musk has massively tarnished the brand with his public embrace of far-right ideologies, putting a major dent in its cars’ desirability, and competition in the space is stronger than ever, particularly from China, the richest man in the world is ready to move on to his next shiny obsession.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That’s led to the question of the desirability of the job.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Splashiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashiness. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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