Antonyms for glitzy
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : glit-see |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈglɪt si |
- aboveboard
- black
- bland
- boring
- calm
- cloudy
- concealed
- costly
- dark
- dear
- depressed
- depressing
- doleful
- drab
- dreary
- dull
- dusky
- excellent
- expensive
- gloomy
- hidden
- horrible
- ignorant
- imperceptible
- inconspicuous
- indistinct
- kind
- lifeless
- light
- low
- mild
- moderate
- modest
- moral
- murky
- nice
- noble
- normal
- obscure
- offensive
- ordinary
- pale
- pastel
- plain
- poor
- precious
- priceless
- quiet
- secret
- silent
- simple
- somber
- sophisticated
- stupid
- subdued
- subtle
- superior
- tasteful
- tasteless
- threatening
- typical
- ugly
- unaware
- unflamboyant
- unflashy
- ungaudy
- unhappy
- unimportant
- unintelligent
- unknown
- unnoticeable
- unobtrusive
- unpromising
- unpronounced
- unremarkable
- unseen
- unsophisticated
- upper
- valuable
- worthy
Definition of glitzy
Origin :- 1966, from Yiddish glitz "glitter," from German glitzern "sparkle" (see glitter).
- As in ornate : adj fancily decorated
- As in sporty : adj casual; flashy
- As in tawdry : adj cheap, tasteless
- As in blatant : adj obvious; brazen
- As in bright : adj vivid in color
- As in Mickey Mouse : adj of little importance
- As in brummagem : adj gaudy
- As in cheap : adj inferior, low in quality
- As in conspicuous : adj important, prominent
- As in flashy : adj flamboyant, in poor taste
Synonyms for glitzy
- adorned
- arrant
- arresting
- arrestive
- aureate
- bad
- bald
- barefaced
- baroque
- base
- beautiful
- bedecked
- blatant
- bogus
- brassy
- brave
- brazen
- bright
- brilliant
- busy
- catchpenny
- celebrated
- cheap
- cheesy
- chintzy
- clear
- colored
- colorful
- commanding
- common
- commonplace
- conspicuous
- convoluted
- crappy
- cruddy
- crude
- crying
- dazzling
- deep
- dirty
- distinguished
- dud
- elaborate
- elegant
- embroidered
- eminent
- famed
- famous
- fancy
- fine
- flagrant
- flamboyant
- flaring
- flashy
- flaunting
- florid
- flowery
- fresh
- fussy
- garbage
- garish
- gaudy
- gay
- gilded
- gimcrack
- glamorous
- glaring
- glittering
- glittery
- glitzy
- glossy
- high-wrought
- hued
- illustrious
- impudent
- in poor taste
- influential
- informal
- intense
- jazzy
- jeweled
- junky
- lavish
- loud
- lousy
- luscious
- magnificent
- mangy
- marked
- mean
- mediocre
- meretricious
- naked
- natty
- no bargain
- no good
- notable
- noted
- notorious
- obtrusive
- offensive
- opulent
- ordinary
- ornamented
- ornate
- ostentatious
- outright
- outstanding
- overbold
- overdone
- overelaborate
- overt
- paltry
- plain
- plastic
- pointed
- poor
- pretentious
- prominent
- pronounced
- protrusive
- psychedelic
- raffish
- rank
- ratty
- raunchy
- razzle-dazzle
- remarkable
- renowned
- resplendent
- rich
- rinky-dink
- rococo
- rotten
- rubbishy
- ruddy
- salient
- screaming
- scroungy
- second-rate
- shameless
- sharp
- sheer
- shoddy
- showy
- signal
- sleazy
- small-time
- snazzy
- sparkling
- splashy
- sporty
- stick out like sore thumb
- striking
- sumptuous
- superficial
- tacky
- tasteless
- tatty
- tawdry
- terrible
- tinged
- tinsel
- tinted
- tony
- trashy
- trumpery
- two-bit
- unabashed
- unblushing
- unmitigated
- valueless
- variegated
- vulgar
- well-known
- white elephant
- worthless
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