English adjective: tawdry | |||
1. | tawdry tastelessly showy | ||
Samples | A flash car. A flashy ring. Garish colors. A gaudy costume. Loud sport shirts. A meretricious yet stylish book. Tawdry ornaments. | ||
Synonyms | brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, trashy | ||
Similar | tasteless | ||
Antonyms | tasteful | ||
2. | tawdry cheap and shoddy | ||
Samples | Cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob. | ||
Synonyms | cheapjack, shoddy | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||