| Main Entry: | gaudy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright and vulgar |
Synonyms: |
blatant, brazen, brilliant, catchpenny, chichi*, chintzy, coarse, crude, flashy, flaunting, florid, frou-frou, garish, gay, glaring, gross, gussied up, jazzy, kitschy, loud, meretricious, obtrusive, ostentatious, pizzazz*, pretentious, putting on the ritz, raffish, ritzy, screaming, showy, snazzy, splashy, splendiferous, tasteless, tawdry, tinsel |
Antonyms: |
calm, drab, dull, modest, plain, refined, simple, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | gorgeous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, magnificent |
Synonyms: |
attractive, beaut, bright, brilliant, centerfold, colorful, dazzling, delightful, dream, drop-dead, easy on the eyes, elegant, enjoyable, exquisite, fine, flamboyant, foxy*, gaudy, glittering, glorious, good-looking, grand, handsome, imposing, impressive, knockout, lavish, lovely, lulu, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, ostentatious, pleasing, plush, pulchritudinous, ravishing, resplendent, showy, splendid, splendiferous, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb |
Antonyms: |
homely, ugly, undesirable |
| Main Entry: | resplendent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, radiant |
Synonyms: |
beaming, blazing, brilliant, dazzling, effulgent, flaming, gleaming, glittering, glorious, glossy, glowing, gorgeous, irradiant, luminous, lustrous, magnificent, proud, refulgent, shining, shiny, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, sublime, superb |
Antonyms: |
cloudy, dull, gloomy, withering |
| Main Entry: | showy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flamboyant, flashy |
Synonyms: |
classy, dashing, flash, garish, gaudy, glaring, histrionic, jazzy, loud, luxurious, meretricious, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, overwrought, peacocky, pompous, pretentious, resplendent, screaming, sensational, snazzy, splashy, splendiferous, sumptuous, swank, tawdry, tinsel, tony |
Antonyms: |
dismal, drab, gloomy, moderate, restrained |
| Main Entry: | splendid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | luxurious, expensive |
Synonyms: |
baroque, beaming, beautiful, bright, brilliant, costly, dazzling, elegant, fab, fat*, flamboyant, glittering, glowing, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, imposing, impressive, lavish, lustrous, mad*, magnificent, magnifico, marvelous, ornate, plush, posh, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, solid gold, splashy, splendiferous, splendrous, sumptuous, superb, swanky* |
Antonyms: |
drab, poor, shabby, shoddy |
| Main Entry: | splendid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, illustrious |
Synonyms: |
admirable, brilliant, celebrated, distinguished, divine, eminent, exceptional, exquisite, fantastic, fine, first-class, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, heroic, impressive, magnificent, marvelous, matchless, outstanding, peerless, premium, proud, rare, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, royal, splendiferous, splendorous, sterling, sublime, superb, superlative, supreme, transcendent, unparalleled, unsurpassed, very good, wonderful |
Antonyms: |
humble, insignificant, ordinary, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | sublime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | great, magnificent |
Synonyms: |
abstract, august, divine, dynamite, elevated, eminent, exalted, glorious, gorgeous, grand, heavenly, high, holy, ideal, imposing, lofty, majestic, noble, outrageous, proud, resplendent, sacred, spiritual, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, super, superb, the most, too much*, transcendent, transcendental |
Antonyms: |
lowly, poor, second-rate, secondary |
| Main Entry: | sumptuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | luxurious, splendid |
Synonyms: |
awe-inspiring, beautiful, costly, dear, deluxe, elegant, expensive, extravagant, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, imposing, impressive, lavish, luscious, luxuriant, magnificent, opulent, out of this world, palatial, plush, pompous, posh, prodigal, profuse, rich, ritzy, splendiferous, superb, swank, ultra*, upholstered |
Antonyms: |
mean, poor, wanting |
| Main Entry: | superb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-rate |
Synonyms: |
admirable, august, best, breathtaking, choice, elegant, elevated, exalted, exquisite, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, lofty, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, matchless, noble, optimal, optimum, outstanding, peerless, prime, proud, resplendent, solid, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, standout, state-of-the-art*, stunning, sublime, super, superior, superlative, unrivaled, very best |
Antonyms: |
bad, inferior, poor, second-rate |
| Main Entry: | tasteful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nice, refined |
Synonyms: |
aesthetically pleasing, artistic, beautiful, charming, chaste, classical, classy, cultivated, cultured, delectable, delicate, discriminating, elegant, esthetic, exquisite, fastidious, fine, graceful, gratifying, handsome, harmonious, in good taste, pleasing, plush, polished, posh, precise, pure, quiet, restrained, rich, savory, smart, snazzy, spiffy, splendiferous, stylish, subdued, swank, tasty, unaffected, unobtrusive, uptown |
Antonyms: |
tasteless, unrefined, unsophisticated, unstylish |