Gilt synonyms and antonyms

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showy
Marked by or given to extravagant, often tasteless display.
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tinseled
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glittering
(Figuratively) Valuable, desirable.
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gaudy
The definition of gaudy is something that is bright and ornate, but overdone to the point of being tacky.
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specious
Specious is defined as something that looks right, or that looks attractive, but is not as it seems.
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painted
Brightly colored; gaudy.
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shiny
Worn or rubbed smooth, and having a glossy finish
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silver-plate (related)
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18-carat (antonym)
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aureate
Inflated and pompous in style.
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gilded
Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
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gold
Having the color of gold.
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golden
Having the color and luster of gold; bright-yellow
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gilding
The art or process of applying gold leaf or a substance like gold to a surface
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long-dated (related)
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short-dated (related)
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index-linked (related)
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gold-tooled (related)
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sparkling
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.
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gleaming
Having a bright sheen.
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lustrous
Having a sheen or glow; gleaming:
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gold-edged
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tinsel
Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy.
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solid gold (antonym)
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plated
Covered or protected with plates, as of armor
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gold-washed
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varnished
Coated, or decorated with varnish
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gold-filled
Made of a base metal overlaid with gold
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alloyed
Mixed.
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overlaid
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trumpery
Gaudy but of no value
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tawdry
(Of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, shameful.
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cheap
Charging low prices:
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brummagem
Cheap and showy; meretricious.
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genuine (antonym)
Really being what it is said to be or coming from the alleged source or origin; not counterfeit or artificial; real; true; authentic
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meretricious
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
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  • It is highly ornamented with gilt and stucco.

  • Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering; light wear on edges.

  • This Code sets out standards of best practice for gilt repo.

  • The door of two leaves, with its posts and lintel, is of silver gilt.

  • At the same time he also gave the City its magnificent silver gilt mace.

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