Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does garish mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word garish? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
The patterning is loud and garish but totally aesthetic, and functions as much as designer camouflage as an integrating device.
He varies his technique, sometimes painting lyrically, sometimes crudely, with a near garish palette.
His brown shoulder length hair was thinning at the scalp and his skin seemed pale and sickly in garish torchlight.
He was robed in garish scarlet and green, and he grabbed people's shoulders and gesticulated wildly as he shouted at them.
Her sister Caroline Laba, who works at the Bythesea Road store, was joined by colleagues for a day of grass skirts, leis and garish shirts.
Going out in public with him is uncomfortable because his clothes are sometimes loud, garish, or out of style.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
6-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024