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tawdry

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore T words

cheap and showy in a way that lacks taste or quality

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Tawdry in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing tawdry in a sentence.

The boutique's tawdry decorations cheapened what should have been an upscale display.

Synonyms
gaudygarishtackyflashy
Antonyms
tastefulelegantrefined
Common questions

Questions about “tawdry

Tawdry (adjective) means cheap and showy in a way that lacks taste or quality
Here is tawdry used in an example sentence: "The boutique's tawdry decorations cheapened what should have been an upscale display."
Common synonyms for tawdry include gaudy, garish, tacky, flashy.
Antonyms of tawdry include tasteful, elegant, refined.
Tawdry is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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