8
brassy(adjective, bright, vulgar, bold, tasteless)
8
gilded(adjective, fancy, elegant, beautiful, lavish)
8
sham(adjective, wrong, fake, deception, false)
8
spurious(adjective, wrong, fake, deception, false)
7
blatant(adjective, brilliant, bold, extravagant, loud)
7
brummagem(adjective, style, fake, counterfeit, sham)
7
gimcrack
7
ostentatious(adjective, vulgar, brilliant, extravagant, tasteless)
7
vulgar(adjective, bright, cheap, tasteless, loud)
6
bogus(adjective, mean, bad, fake, poor)
6
brazen(adjective, vulgar, brilliant, bold, extravagant)
6
crude(adjective, vulgar, brilliant, extravagant, tasteless)
6
feigned(adjective, fake, deception, counterfeit, sham)
6
flamboyant(adjective, fancy, vulgar, extravagant, tasteless)
6
misleading(adjective, wrong, fake, false, counterfeit)
6
ornate(adjective, bright, vulgar, tasteless, loud)
6
shabby
6
slick(adjective, smart, clever)
5
affected(vulgarity, exaggerated, showy, dramatic, over-the-top)
5
cheesy(adjective, mean, bad, poor, base)
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