ORNATE Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

ornate

adjective

ȯr-ˈnāt

Definition of ornate

as in baroque

elaborately and often excessively decorated an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace

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as in rhetorical

full of fine words and fancy expressions the ornate prose that was standard in all diplomatic correspondence in those days

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Recent Examples of ornate By 1988, when Phantom debuted on Broadway, the Reagan-era consumer culture and flashy opulence were on their way out, so the ornate, maximalist sets and the lush orchestrations felt off-key to reviewers. — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2026 The dining room, meanwhile, is distinguished by an ornate coffered ceiling. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 The space came with a sunken bath tub, ornate ceilings and its own pool. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Only one physical copy was made, housed in an ornate silver case, with contractual restrictions preventing commercial release for 88 years. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ornate

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Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara features open-heart motifs set with diamonds and 19 baroque pearls beneath.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
There’s just something so deeply magnetic about baroque pearls, which are known for their irregular, non-spherical shape.

— Selene Oliva, Glamour, 13 July 2026

Definition of baroque

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There are several good options here, but Perkins was a decorated player his first two years at LSU before an ACL tear altered his path.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.

— Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of decorated

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Lavender Lavender is a popular garden perennial for its pleasantly calming fragrance and profuse purple blooms.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix have teams, but those states aren’t reliably red, more purple.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of purple

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Despite all of this potential economic turmoil on the Canadian side, Carney still concluded that at the end of the day, the cost of acceding to Washington’s extravagant demands was higher than the cost of job losses and strain on a key industry.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Their journey leads them through an extravagant amusement park built on the grounds of a drug lord’s former estate.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of extravagant

Adjective

His most acute scorn was reserved for my then-colleague, Alan Abelson, the longtime lead columnist and former Barron’s editor known for his florid, literate and persistent bearishness.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Ford, even more than Antonioni, renders characters’ social context both intellectually and dramatically explicit by way of extensive, florid, candid, confrontational dialogue.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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