Synonyms & related words for showy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of showy — including flashy, flamboyant, gaudy, splashy, ostentatious, garish. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to showy

Explore words related to showy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include flaunty, showiness, glitziness, glitzy, splashiness, gaudery, flamboyantly, ostentatiousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for showy

Common synonyms for showy include flashy, flamboyant, gaudy, splashy, ostentatious, garish, flaunting, grandiloquent — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does showy come from?

The word showy breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root show-, from Old English sceawian (“look at, display”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.