TINSELLY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

tinselly

adjective

Definition of tinselly

as in garish

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Recent Examples of tinselly The precocious designer became a supernova thanks to continuous toil in a tinselly milieu that prizes leisure and luxury. — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023

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Adjective

The result, beyond being a lie, is often cheap, garish, and conspicuous.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026
Other architectural highlights of SLO included a walkthrough of the garish and ornate Madonna Inn, a Disneyland-esque hotel and restaurant.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of garish

Adjective

Five years ago, LSU brought Kim Mulkey in to resuscitate its women’s basketball program, ignoring the controversy that trailed her like a train of sequins off one of her gaudy pantsuits.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Each followed the social media account of a 35-year-old former Dartmouth College running back with a degree in economics and a gaudy ring on his finger.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gaudy

Adjective

According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
What was created to be unique and delightfully tacky has become so boringly mainstream and expected.

— Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tacky

Adjective

Convicted by a New York City jury of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July 2025 at the end of lurid and violence-detailing trial, Combs was sentenced in September 2025 to a 50-month stint with time served.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Nine years ago, the British director Richard Jones brought a production of Eugene O’Neill’s lurid, wild 1922 play The Hairy Ape to the Park Avenue Armory.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of lurid

Adjective

The deals come in the wake of a glitzy premiere for the series at MIPCOM in Cannes.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Korean star Han Ji-min accepted The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award at a glitzy gala high above Busan on Wednesday night, promising that her creative journey was only just beginning.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of glitzy

Adjective

What started as a kitschy vessel for zhuzhing up morning matchas and sleepytime mocktails has expanded into the (albeit photogenic) demon of drinkware.

— Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
The bedside phone, resembling a hotel bible, straddled the line between kitschy and cute, and local treats in the room like port wine was a nice touch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of kitschy

Adjective

In late spring and summer, the showy flowers emit a light scent and attract all kinds of pollinators.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
The modern version is far more sumptuous than the hard-wearing trousers of our youth—an everyman’s velvet, rich but rarely showy.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

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