flashy
adjective
ˈfla-shē 
flashier; flashiest
1
chiefly dialectal : lacking in substance or flavor : insipid
2
: momentarily dazzling
3
a
: superficially attractive or impressive
b
: ostentatious or showy often beyond the bounds of good taste
especially : marked by gaudy brightness
flashily
ˈfla-shə-lē
adverb flashiness
ˈfla-shē-nəs
noun 
Synonyms
- jazzy
- pizzazzy
- pizazzy
- snazzy
- splashy
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
rich young men who drive flashy cars I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.
Recent Examples on the Web The album is bold and, as a live performer, JID was flashy, smart-rapping, oddball fun – a welcome tonic to some of the blander rappers on the MIA slate. 
Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 Bijan Robinson and his Lamborghini sum up what most believe Texas football should be: flashy, fun to watch and faster than anybody else out there. Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 Perhaps nowhere was that pullback as severe as this flashy, and very costly, corner of the on-demand industry — an industry which was born out of the Great Recession of 2008 and had never experienced a prolonged downturn. Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN, 25 July 2022 Pinewoods isn’t flashy — no lake or rock formations here. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Defenseman Ryan McDonagh, Lightning: Not flashy, just steady. Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 Corsair takes a more niche approach, focusing on the new age of livestreamers and gamers open to flashy, potentially trendy, technology and who may already make use of things like the Elgato Stream Deck hardware or macro keypads. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 May 2022 In a street style arena like Coachella that’s all about peacocking and outdoing each other with floral crowns and glitter shorts, Taylor and Shumpert successfully stood out from the pack without being overly-flashy. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022 But there's another, less flashy way the city is trying to bring safety to its streets: changing the streets themselves. Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2022 Bijan Robinson and his Lamborghini sum up what most believe Texas football should be: flashy, fun to watch and faster than anybody else out there. Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 Perhaps nowhere was that pullback as severe as this flashy, and very costly, corner of the on-demand industry — an industry which was born out of the Great Recession of 2008 and had never experienced a prolonged downturn. Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN, 25 July 2022 Pinewoods isn’t flashy — no lake or rock formations here. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Defenseman Ryan McDonagh, Lightning: Not flashy, just steady. Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 Corsair takes a more niche approach, focusing on the new age of livestreamers and gamers open to flashy, potentially trendy, technology and who may already make use of things like the Elgato Stream Deck hardware or macro keypads. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 May 2022 In a street style arena like Coachella that’s all about peacocking and outdoing each other with floral crowns and glitter shorts, Taylor and Shumpert successfully stood out from the pack without being overly-flashy. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022 But there's another, less flashy way the city is trying to bring safety to its streets: changing the streets themselves. Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
flashy
adjective
ˈfla-shē
flashier; flashiest
: gaudy, showy
flashy clothes
flashy
adjective
1
as in snazzy
attractively eye-catching in style I bought a flashy new car as soon as I got my first paycheck Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- snazzy
- stylish
- splashy
- fashionable
- neat
- jazzy
- chic
- cool
- fresh
- custom
- designer
- smart
- dashing
- loud
- pizazzy
- showy
- pizzazzy
- hip
- gaudy
- glitzy
- spruce
- trendy
- faddish
- wild
- flamboyant
- garish
- ostentatious
- dapper
- swish
- snappy
- striking
- natty
- chichi
- glittery
- modish
- sharp
- swank
- in
- a la mode
- rakish
- raffish
- jaunty
- swanky
- happening
- à la mode
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- simple
- plain
- modest
- unadorned
- quiet
- understated
- unpretentious
- subdued
- conservative
- restrained
- muted
- unfashionable
- toned-down
- outmoded
- unstylish
- styleless
- old-fashioned
- passé
- out-of-date
- démodé
2
as in loud
excessively showy wore flashy rings on almost all the fingers of his left hand Synonyms & Similar Words
- loud
- noisy
- gaudy
- glitzy
- flamboyant
- garish
- ostentatious
- extravagant
- fancy
- splashy
- ornate
- flaring
- excessive
- swank
- razzle-dazzle
- swanky
- bright
- snazzy
- pretentious
- overwrought
- baroque
- spectacular
- overdone
- over-the-top
- glaring
- hammy
- glittery
- fulsome
- tawdry
- tacky
- florid
- lurid
- bedizened
- blaring
- vulgar
- inelegant
- overbright
- tasteless
- tinselly
- zooty
- graceless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- understated
- conservative
- quiet
- appropriate
- proper
- unflashy
- fitting
- inconspicuous
- elegant
- unobtrusive
- subdued
- restrained
- tasteful
- graceful
- simple
- muted
- unflamboyant
- plain
- modest
- toned (down)
- unpretentious
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of flashy are garish, gaudy, meretricious, and tawdry. While all these words mean "vulgarly or cheaply showy," flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar.
a flashy nightclub act
Although the words garish and flashy have much in common, garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright.
garish neon signs
The meanings of gaudy and flashy largely overlap; however, gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation.
circus performers in gaudy costumes
The synonyms meretricious and flashy are sometimes interchangeable, but meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise.
a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars
In some situations, the words tawdry and flashy are roughly equivalent. However, tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy.
tawdry saloons
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- mechanistic
- mechanistically
- mechanists
- mechanizable
- mechanization
- mechanizations
- mechanize
- mechanized
- mechanizer
- mechanizers
- mechanizes
- mechanizing
- mechano-
- mechanocaloric effect
- mechanochemical
- mechanochemistries
- mechanochemistry
- mechanomorphic
- befooling
- befools
- before
- before bed
- before long
- before one can blink