Synonyms for Showy:


colorful (adjective)
dramatic (adjective)
exaggerated (adjective)
exciting (adjective)
fashionable (adjective)
chic, slick, coordinated, chichi, natty, dapper, swank, up-to-date, Tony, snappy, stylish, modal, ritzy, smart, dashing, refined, conventional, decorous, fashionable, fancy, rakish, vogue.
flamboyant, flashy (adjective)
glaring, pompous, pretentious, ostentatious, ornate, sensational, jazzy, overdone, gaudy, snazzy, swank, splashy, dashing, histrionic, garish, Tony, opulent.
lively (adjective)
ornately spoken or written (adjective)
embellished, bloated, voluble, gilded, opulent, splashy, highfalutin, grandiloquent, flamboyant, ponderous, inflated, fancy, flowery, rhetorical, high-sounding, rococo, bombastic, baroque, lofty, rich, eloquent, elaborate, florid, ornate.
ostentatious (adjective)
flagrant, pompous, garish, blatant, opulent, ornate, jaunty, snazzy, grandiose, forced, histrionic, flamboyant, gaudy, exhibitionistic, flourishing, grandiloquent, vain, shameless, ostentatious, rakish, dramatic, splashy, affected, sensational, fussy, Flaunting, dashing, flashy, formal, boastful, stilted.
pretentious (adjective)
fake, theatrical, mannered, bogus, stiff, studied, stagy, affected, posing, imitation, pretentious, false, mock, facade, fraudulent, overdone, ostentatious, Masquerading, synthetic, unnatural, ersatz, forced, artificial, Impersonating, la-di-da, stilted, deceitful, forged, imposture, counterfeit, histrionic.


bleached, chintzy, brash, bright, color-coded, ablaze, colored, cold. flashy (noun)
showy (noun)
fancy, jazzy, ostentatious, aureate, sporty, flashy, pretentious, gaudy, theatrical, colorful, flamboyant, florid, splashy.

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Usage examples for showy

  1. But it is only the vulgar mind which can long find enjoyment in the mere attributes of wealth- in the contemplation of silk hangings, and gilded chairs, and splendid dresses, and showy equipages. – Marriage by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier