CAMPY Synonyms

• a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

• inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

• so unreasonable as to invite derision

• contrived by art rather than nature

• artificially formal

• not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

• of very poor quality; flimsy

• not having a common center; not concentric

• a person with an unusual or odd personality

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

• represented as greater than is true or reasonable

• enlarged to an abnormal degree

• unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

• recklessly wasteful

• showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• elaborately or excessively ornamented

• tastelessly showy

• (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held at a college

• tastelessly showy

• (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

• effusively or insincerely emotional

• having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama

• characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

• intended to attract notice and impress others

• (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

• grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• displaying brilliance and virtuosity

• (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

• superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

• of or relating to the theater

• suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater

• a performance of a play

• a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

• far more than usual or expected

• temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

• a group of people living together in a camp

• temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

• a penal institution (often for forced labor)

• something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality

• shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs

• a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months

• providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities

• live in or as if in a tent

• establish or set up a camp

• give an artificially banal or sexual quality to