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noun

Definition of swanknext
as in pomp
excessive or unnecessary display service that is the essence of swank: the waiters pull out your chair for you and even place your napkin on your lap

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swank

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adjective

ˈswaŋk How to pronounce swank (audio)
variants or swanky
as in loud
excessively showy drove up in a red sports car, the swank interior of which was decorated in silver and black

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swank

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verb

as in to brag

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Recent Examples of swank
Noun
Known for its residential swank defined by Art Deco-meets-Art Nouveau touches and façades, the neighborhood is dominated by well-to-do locals, out-of-town visitors, and an endless stream of runners and dog walkers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026 To further set the scene for the night, we were welcomed into a swank, jazz club-esque venue called The Sun Rose Room located in Hollywood’s Sun Rose Hotel. — Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Stepping into the venue felt more like entering a swanky cocktail lounge, with bar snacks and cocktails at the ready. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 This beachy district of Morocco’s capital city, is now home to a swanky Four Seasons, but is still full of independent businesses and local culture. — Gage Goulding, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
The season of sunbathing in swim trunks, surfing in board shorts, and swanking about your style in slides—because no one wants to deal with the fuss of lacing up heft shoes and boots or the hassle of smelly socks. — Bernd Fischer, menshealth.com, 10 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for swank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swank
  1. pomp
  2. loud
  3. brag
  4. decoration
  5. noisy
  6. swagger
  7. spectacle
  8. ornate
Noun
  • But for all the pomp and ceremony, China analysts broadly predict the leaders’ personal relationship and policy goals will result in a cautious summit that yields few major deliverables.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The salutation will kick off a three-day visit that's expected to be saturated with pomp, even by White House standards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pomp
Adjective
  • Where the movies are big, loud, overpopulated machines, the TV series are full of interesting ideas, weird notions and good comedy and give their characters room to breathe.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The doors finally open Store Manager Patrick McGuinness welcomed customers pushing their shopping carts into the store while leading loud chants, such as spelling out Wegmans letter by letter.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of loud
Verb
  • Smigel and Wendt bragged about how great Chicago is compared to Kansas City and compared crime rates.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The director had rather surprisingly bragged that the film features around 50 jump scares, which works out to around one every two minutes.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of brag
Noun
  • Related research into tattoos that detect changes in the body also highlights the potential for tattoo technology to serve purposes beyond decoration.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Workers restored the oak floors and the mahogany central staircase and paneling, while employees scoured Europe for antique decorations and furniture.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of decoration
Adjective
  • The focus was how AI can be integrated and optimize the existing business – rather than presentation of noisy (and controversial) slates of AI TV shows and movies.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of noisy
Verb
  • Look at Mick Jagger swaggering around in the recording booth, or Sir Paul hamming it up with a full post-credits set on Saturday Night Live.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Craven’s article is similarly one-way traffic on behalf of Rowling but done with a level of contempt toward trans people that almost swaggers in its certainty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of swagger
Noun
  • Disney’s Jon Wax says The Remarried Empress, the lavish Korean costume drama set to make its world premiere in Busan on Friday, has substance to match its spectacle.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For a dose of Balinese culture, Uluwatu Temple—one of the island’s most iconic for its clifftop architecture, sunset vistas and nightly kecak fire dance spectacle—is some 30-45 minutes by car.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Adjective
  • And John Hancock’s grand, ornate signature on the Declaration of Independence became so famous that his name is now a term for signatures in general.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On Thursday morning the ornate marble lobby of the New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan was turned into a museum of Hollywood history.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ornate

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“Swank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swank. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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