Garish

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Offensively bright, showy, or over-ornamented in a way that reveals poor taste.

“The hotel lobby was decorated in garish gold and scarlet that overwhelmed the senses.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɡɛərɪʃ/

Syllables

gar·ish

Related Words

Synonyms

brassy cheap flash flashy gaudygimcrackloudmeretricious

Antonyms

subtleunderstatedtastefulrefined

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

G-A-R start with -ISH ending, no repeated letters makes GARISH a clean and useful Wordle guess

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Scrabble

G and H each score 2 points, the -ISH suffix is versatile and hooks well on existing plays

Words Related to Garish

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “garish” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

barish parish

Words you can make from Garish

Shorter words formed from the letters in “garish”.

arish ashir girsh hairs higra ragis shari shrag ahir airs argh gair gars gash ghis gish gras gris hagi hags hair ragi rags rash

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “garish”.

dishrag garfish garnish grayish hegaris hegiras largish sharing

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