gaudier

Even more garish

Gaudier is the comparative form of gaudy—more showy, flashy, or tastelessly ornate: Each year the holiday decorations got gaudier.

The word suggests excessive brightness or ornamentation that crosses from eye-catching into vulgar.

garish

tacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

overdone · brash · vulgar · kitschy · screaming · flashy · harsh · strident · crass · tinselly

extravagant

opulent

Ostentatiously wealthy

decadent · ostentatious · resplendent · ornate · baroque · rococo · plush · embellished · elaborate · excessive

festive

carnival

Traveling amusement attraction

fanfare · fiesta · festoon · tinsel · glitter · sequined · costume · regalia · plumage · bedecked

Opposites
visual restraint and tastefulness

gaudiersubtler

More delicately understated

plainer · simpler · duller · classier · barer

elegance and refinement

gaudierclassier

More elegant, sophisticated

Family

gaudiness, gaudiest

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