GIMMICKED (UP) Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

gimmicked (up)

adjective

as in overwrought

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Adjective

This all plays out with a lot of frequent jarring tonal mismatches, and some bafflingly overwrought dramatic beats, especially around Vision’s makeshift self-repair.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
While there is a deep respect for heritage that runs through their properties, the connection isn’t overwrought or explicit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of overwrought

Adjective

In late spring and summer, the showy flowers emit a light scent and attract all kinds of pollinators.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
The modern version is far more sumptuous than the hard-wearing trousers of our youth—an everyman’s velvet, rich but rarely showy.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of showy

Adjective

From feathery clutches to frilly brooches, fashion week guests are using the playful texture to give their looks an unexpected pop.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 Sep. 2026
The company does, though, sell a scarf called Tulipomanie, covered in frilly blooms of an exquisiteness that seems to rebut the charge of excess hype with a wink.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of frilly

Adjective

That’s a possible silver lining if the AI bubble bursts—that the assets financed by irrationally exuberant investors end up reshaping the economy for the better.

— Ming Lu, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
That obsession reached its peak of exuberant absurdity on a Friday in late July of 1995.

— Adam Sztykiel, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of exuberant

Adjective

But a new novel by Lucy Foley is setting Poirot aside and blowing the dust off the mild-mannered Marple by whisking her away to an extravagant Swiss Alps adventure.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026
The ultimate reward isn’t retiring on a beach or buying something extravagant.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of extravagant

Adjective

At the end of the day, and of his essay, Thiel’s grandiose language and project is shown to be a rather ordinary ideological one.

— David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
The grandiose panic room where Kate and Hal are locked down after the shooting was filmed in the crypt of a church on the Upper West Side.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of grandiose

Adjective

Witty, bitter, flamboyant, and emotionally grounded, the dialogue swings, delightfully, between intimate exchanges and grandiloquent soliloquies, capturing the vulnerability of idealists in the face of evil.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
That’s because the invasive lionfish—flamboyant enough that Bowman likens it to a Mardi Gras drag queen—wasn’t traditionally on the menu.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of flamboyant

Adjective

This is offset by a Desert Khaki nubuck base, which helps to ground the otherwise ostentatious look while also adding an autumnal tone.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | Set to a jazzy score and shot on the streets, this movie is filled with life, though not in an ostentatious, masquerading way.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ostentatious

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