Glitz and Understatement

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Glitz noun - Excessive or unnecessary display.

Usage example: a nice dinner, but without all the glitz of fancily folded napkins and chichi finger bowls

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Understatement is an antonym for glitz.

Nearby Word: glitzy

Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.

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Glitz is an antonym for understatement.

Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating

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