as in loud
excessively showy
the wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary
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Recent Examples of garish
Severinsen wore purposely garish suits, turning himself into a character.
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Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Although plentiful, colors should never be garish or jarring.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Design-wise, the duvet cover in question should ideally align with your interior design aesthetic, and there are a multitude of styles available to shop today — from easy-on-the-eyes pastels to crisp and timeless whites to fun yet never-garish patterns.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
The Hundred offers a cosy domestic dose of garish colors, potato crisp team sponsors and big shots.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garish
Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Although plentiful, colors should never be garish or jarring.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Design-wise, the duvet cover in question should ideally align with your interior design aesthetic, and there are a multitude of styles available to shop today — from easy-on-the-eyes pastels to crisp and timeless whites to fun yet never-garish patterns.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
The Hundred offers a cosy domestic dose of garish colors, potato crisp team sponsors and big shots.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garish
Adjective
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Wedding guests were gathering on the dance floor at a New Hampshire country club Saturday evening when the DJ warned the room to expect some loud noises from a dish-breaking tradition popular at Greek weddings.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly the fans in blue were the loud ones.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Costco also carries accessories for bluetooth that improve phone communication, make TV watching easier, and conversation sharper; remote controls, clip-on microphones for noisy situations; or a TV streamer box that delivers high-quality sound directly to your hearing aid.—
Shawn Price,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The mic captures the user’s voice with a richer and more natural timbre and ensures clarity in noisy surroundings.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Beck’s numbers through three starts with the Canes aren’t as gaudy as Ward’s were in wins over Florida, Florida A&M and Ball State a year ago, but the competition has been better, and his completion percentage is higher.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers piled up gaudy stats Saturday.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Garish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garish. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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