CHICHI Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of chichi

as in frilly

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noun

as in froufrou

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Recent Examples of chichi

Adjective

Revelers from across the country and abroad were parading through Berlin on Saturday from chichi Kurfuerstendamm street in the west to the city’s landmark Brandenburg Gate. — Washington Post, 27 July 2019 The pages inside the magazine are just as chichi as the cover, featuring an array of pieces from the Paris Couture collections, including conceptual designs from Marni, Loewe, Calvin Klein, and Emporio Armani. — Emily Kirkpatrick, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017

Noun

That falls into the unofficial hierarchy of Disney Adults, where fans look down on other fans, perhaps pooh-poohing ones who aren’t annual passholders or haven’t stayed in the most chichi hotels or lack international parks experience. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 The chichi shindig, which welcomed over 100 elite horses and handlers from across the globe to compete, kicked off Thursday night with an iconic set by music legend Sting. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025 This part of Colorado is really chichi and fancy, with lots of great restaurants and amazing natural beauty. — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023 Cameo was burning $5 million a month on its staff, travel, parties at the Cameo House, and expensive takeout for stars from chichi spots like Sugarfish and Jon & Vinny’s. — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023 The Washington area alone has the Jason, the Adele, Eliot on 4th, the Tiffany, AVA, the chichi-sounding Henri, the George, the Lacey. — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019 Freeway demolition on Octavia helped reconnect Hayes Valley to the Lower Haight and Civic Center in the early 2000s, creating an enclave of chichi boutiques, taprooms and expensive homes. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 16 July 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chichi

Adjective

The corseted bodice, frilly hems, and drop-waist shape are so fun.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Ava Max steps out in the New York City neighborhood of East Village on July 17, in a quirky look of an oversized hat an frilly shirt.

— People Staff, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of frilly

Noun

The outcome was less froufrou compared to previous efforts that were rich in bows, ruffles, flounces and patchworks, as the more streamlined hybrids better expressed the rigor of the theme.

— Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
None of that decadent froufrou for us Americans, no sir; the Eurosport breathes through a Rochester two-barrel carburetor, and the mixture flows from carburetor to manifold unvexed by any little whirling rotors or impellers.

— David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2023

Definition of froufrou

Adjective

Nate Stickney / Rumble Ponies Rojas’ necklace, derived from a joke with his little brother, is small and less ostentatious than its message.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Every material has been selected to age gracefully, while subtle craftsmanship and tactile finishes ensure that interiors are refined without ever feeling ostentatious.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of ostentatious

Noun

Splurging on finery here even extends to exhausted parents — Makie also has designs for adults.

— New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026
While George favors blue suits over the gray ones that dominated a young William’s wardrobe, the royal relatives still look alike when they’re dressed in their formal finery.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of finery

Adjective

Homecoming, or Football, mums are the largest, showiest members of the Chrysanthemum family.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Still, this is fundamentally a showcase for Bailey, a superb young actress already capable of formidable emotional depth and yet never showy.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of showy

Adjective

Ella Stiller is their ingenuous aide-de-camp, Busy Philipps a flamboyant investor and Renée Elise Goldsberry as an opposing counsel who has history with Colter.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
And while von Furstenberg gravitated to something more minimalist and streamlined for her look, there’s plenty of options out there for the more flamboyant sun-seekers, too.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of flamboyant

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