flaring
adjective
flar·ing ˈfler-iŋ 
1
a
: flaming or as if flaming brightly or unsteadily
b
: gaudy
a flaring resort hotel
2
: opening or spreading outward
flaring nostrils
flaringly
ˈfler-iŋ-lē
adverb 
Synonyms
- flamboyant
- flashy
- garish
- gaudy
- glitzy
- loud
- noisy
- ostentatious
- razzle-dazzle
- splashy
- swank
- swanky
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town
Word History
First Known Use
1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
flaring 1 of 2
adjective
as in loud
excessively showy flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- loud
- excessive
- noisy
- extravagant
- flamboyant
- gaudy
- ornate
- ostentatious
- fancy
- garish
- bright
- glaring
- flashy
- swank
- glitzy
- splashy
- baroque
- overwrought
- overdone
- razzle-dazzle
- swanky
- hammy
- overbright
- spectacular
- bedizened
- fulsome
- blaring
- florid
- over-the-top
- pretentious
- zooty
- glittery
- lurid
- tinselly
- tawdry
- vulgar
- snazzy
- inelegant
- tacky
- graceless
- tasteless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fitting
- appropriate
- conservative
- proper
- quiet
- restrained
- understated
- subdued
- toned (down)
- muted
- inconspicuous
- unobtrusive
- unflamboyant
- graceful
- elegant
- plain
- unflashy
- modest
- simple
- tasteful
- unpretentious
flaring
2 of 2verb
as in burning
to shine with a bright harsh light floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison Synonyms & Similar Words
- burning
- glowing
- flashing
- flaming
- blazing
- glaring
- gleaming
- radiating
- glinting
- beating
- glancing
- sparkling
- shimmering
- beaming
- glittering
- glistening
- glimmering
- blinding
- twinkling
- dazzling
- glistering
- scintillating
- dazing
- bedazzling