Synonyms for tacky

Synonyms for (adj) tacky

Synonyms: meretricious, loud, cheap, brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, gimcrack

Definition: tastelessly showy

Usage: a flash car; a flashy ring; garish colors; a gaudy costume; loud sport shirts; a meretricious yet stylish book; tawdry ornaments

Similar words: tasteless

Definition: lacking aesthetic or social taste


Synonyms: tacky

Definition: (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

Usage: tacky varnish

Similar words: wet

Definition: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

Usage: a wet bathing suit; wet sidewalks; wet weather


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