GLITZY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

glitzy

adjective

as in loud

excessively showy I think that rhinestone-studded outfit is a little too glitzy for church

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Recent Examples of glitzy In addition to her decades of iconic songs, Parton was instantly recognizable for her grand, glitzy outfits and even grander blonde hair. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Neither Tennessee resident cops to having much interest in Nashville’s glitzy Lower Broadway district, where tourists stumble from one bar owned by a name-brand country star to another. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 In among the glitzy beach club lunches and time spent sunning on their super yacht Seven, Victoria was spotted employing David as her husband-photographer. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026 The Haim rocker stars alongside Ziwe as a bouncer who is unimpressed with Owen’s outfit to the glitzy event. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026 Dua Lipa and her husband Callum Turner are back on the red carpet following their glitzy Italian wedding and honeymoon. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026 This glitzy steakhouse in Miami Worldcenter is offering a Spice menu for the first time. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 So glitzy, in fact, that the steakhouse hardly seems an appropriate place to celebrate the late Anthony Bourdain, who preferred a more salt-of-the-earth version like Keen’s. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026

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Adjective

The noise would be so loud the town might think a parade was taking place.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Grieving mothers fear fireworks and other loud noises that sound like gunshots.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of loud

Adjective

The household surveys always noisy, but this is very, very large.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
For three decades, in an increasingly noisy and stress-filled world, Miraval Arizona has embraced its philosophy of Life in Balance, pioneering the concept of transformative wellbeing through mindfulness.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of noisy

Adjective

The yacht has gaudy chandeliers, shiny fittings, a glass elevator and more marble and mosaic tiles than most Italian villas.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
The Buss family’s legacy includes pioneering basketball as both a game and a party, a refined beauty and a gaudy extravaganza.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaudy

Adjective

Boring is more useful The less flashy events that debuted during the World Humanoid Robot Games this year may ultimately prove more useful benchmarks for robotic progress.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Despite truly astronomical levels of funding, most of the flashiest and most future-shocked crime-control technologies fail and fail consistently.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of flashy

Adjective

That afternoon, the president, inside the exposition’s ornate Temple of Music, greeted members of the public, shaking hands and warmly inviting them to explore the fair.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Marrow Deep at times feels turbulent, ornate, measured, chaotic, and cathartic.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ornate

Adjective

Steps away, other Israeli activists fashion animals out of balloons, while a couple in garish wigs and clown makeup wildly wave their arms in a routine that prompts roars of laughter.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
The animation emphasizes fidelity to the original show and the time period’s garish aesthetic in general, for a show that, more than almost any film, truly feels like picking up and reading five random issues of a comic run from 30 years ago.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of garish

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