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Kitsch

🔄 Synonyms of "Kitsch"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ostentatious	Intended to attract notice.
pretentious	Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
tasteless	Having no flavour; bland; insipid.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Kitsch"

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Word	Definition
ostentatious	Intended to attract notice.
pretentious	Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
tasteless	Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
in poor tastenoun	—
hootchy-kootchynoun	(US) A kind of erotic dance similar to a belly dance, formerly performed at carnivals.
tacknoun	A small nail with a flat head.
tawdry	(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
tinselrynoun	Glittering and tawdry material.
ticky-tackynoun	(US) Cheap, low-quality building material, especially as that used to make conventional suburban housing of a uniform design.
camperynoun	A display of camp (affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style).
baublerynoun	gaudy decoration; baubles; trinkets
campnoun	An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
grotesque	Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
schlockfestnoun	(informal) Something cheesy or of poor quality, especially a film.
schmaltzfestnoun	(informal, derogatory) A very schmaltzy event, situation, or thing.
flummerynoun	Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
fripperynoun	Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
gaudinessnoun	Pretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
ticky tackynoun	Alternative spelling of ticky-tacky (“shoddy construction material; tar paper”). [(US) Cheap, low-quality building material, especially as that used to make conventional suburban housing of a uniform design.]
featurismnoun	(derogatory) A form of architectural design based around certain accentuated features.