as in loud
excessively showy
the wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary
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Recent Examples of garish
The category is maximalist midcentury glam, the glittering chlorine water sparkling through eBay Prada shades, a hotel with a garish lobby and a good X% off deal.
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Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Its fingerprint-resistant finish and seamless construction offer a clean, almost architectural presence—no clunky plastic, no garish branding, just elegant utility.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Martinis are in order, as well as garish floral print shirts and oversized sombreros.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Its fingerprint-resistant finish and seamless construction offer a clean, almost architectural presence—no clunky plastic, no garish branding, just elegant utility.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
The word has become an epithet for garish, reckless growth — but to fix the housing crisis, the country needs more of it.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Martinis are in order, as well as garish floral print shirts and oversized sombreros.
—David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garish
Adjective
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Arrowhead first set the Guinness world record for loudest stadium in 2013.—
Nate Taylor,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Ensure everyone is secure inside before banging pots or making other loud noises to scare the bear away.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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At a 78th Cannes, which on the party side wasn’t as noisy as previous ones with drone shows (2022’s Elvis) and Elton John performing on the beach (2019’s Rocketman), leave it to amfAR‘s 31st fashionista blowout Cannes Gala at Hotel Du Cap at Eden Roc to steal the show.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Hike in groups: A group is noisier and smellier, the National Park Service said.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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In an incisive observation of the way that an adult’s words can sometimes settle on a child with unusual weight, I-Jing absorbs this folk superstition without question, and begins to shoplift gaudy trinkets from surrounding market stalls, only ever using her evil left hand.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Kentucky’s Andy Beshear boasts a positively gaudy 68% approval rating in his deep-red state, the highest of any Democratic governor in the country, according to Morning Consult’s nationwide survey.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Garish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garish. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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