as in loud
excessively showy
the wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary
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Recent Examples of garish
While there were some garish looks, Hopkins was stylish in gray.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
One career nadir was playing Batman in Joel Schumacher’s goofy, garish Batman Forever (1995) with Nicole Kidman and Chris O’Donnell—before George Clooney took up the mantle for 1997’s Batman & Robin and after Michael Keaton played the Dark Knight in 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
One career nadir was playing Batman in Joel Schumacher’s goofy, garish Batman Forever (1995) with Nicole Kidman and Chris O’Donnell—before George Clooney took up the mantle for 1997’s Batman & Robin and after Michael Keaton played the Dark Knight in 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns.
—Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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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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Polite applause follows each performance, with occasional loud cheering and outbursts of awe.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Its lineup interspersed noisy no wave groups like Pop Music Fever Dream and Pure Adult, upbeat pop-rock performances from bands like Um, Jennifer?—
Grace Robins-Somerville,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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The sheer volume of content created far outpaces what audiences can consume, leading to a noisy, crowded digital ecosystem.—
Luca Brinkhues,
Forbes.com,
4 June 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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