ORNATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ORNATE?

Need another word that means the same as “ornate”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “ornate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ornate” are: flowery, elaborate, decorated, adorned, fancy, fussy, busy, ostentatious, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, flamboyant

Ornate as an Adjective

Definitions of "Ornate" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ornate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details.
• Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details-John Milton.
• Elaborately or highly decorated.
• (of musical composition or performance) using many ornaments such as grace notes and trills.
• (of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions.

Synonyms of "Ornate" as an adjective (13 Words)

adorned	Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
baroque	Relating to or denoting a style of European architecture music and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed Mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Wren in England Major composers include Vivaldi Bach and Handel Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists. The candles were positively baroque.
busy	Of facilities such as telephones or lavatories unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. The lavish set designs are a little too busy.
decorated	Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
elaborate	(of an action) lengthy and exaggerated. The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion.
fancy	(of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance. I used to take a seat and busy myself in sketching fancy vignettes.
flamboyant	Elaborately or excessively ornamented. The band s flamboyant lead singer.
florid	Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life. Florid symptoms of psychiatric disorder.
flowery	Of or relating to or suggestive of flowers. Her flowery perfume.
fussy	Full of unnecessary detail or decoration. He is very fussy about what he eats.
ostentatious	(of a display) tawdry or vulgar. An ostentatious sable coat.
rococo	(especially of music or literature) extravagantly or excessively ornate. His labyrinthine sentences and rococo usages.
showy	Marked by ostentation but often tasteless. She wore a great deal of showy costume jewellery.

Usage Examples of "Ornate" as an adjective

• An ornate wrought-iron railing.
• Peculiarly ornate and metaphorical language.
• Ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato.

Associations of "Ornate" (30 Words)

adorned	Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction.
adornment	A decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness. Precious stones have been used for the purposes of adornment for over 7 000 years.
beaded	Covered with beads of liquid. A beaded evening bag.
beautification	The act of making something more beautiful. The city commissioned the beautification of the tunnel with work by five artists.
bedeck	Decorate. He led us into a room bedecked with tinsel.
brooch	Fasten with or as if with a brooch.
carat	A measure of the purity of gold pure gold being 24 carats. 22 carat gold.
chandelier	Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling.
circlet	A circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament.
decoration	Something used to beautify. Christmas tree decorations.
decorative	Attractive (typically used of a woman. A decorative artist.
deluxe	Luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind. A deluxe car.
diamond	A card of the suit of diamonds. He led a small diamond.
earring	Jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe.
flowery	Smelling of flowers. A flowery speech.
gem	Used in names of some brilliantly coloured hummingbirds e g mountain gem. This architectural gem of a palace.
gemstone	A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry.
gild	Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold. In 1436 he gilded and painted statues for Bruges Town Hall.
jewellery	An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems. A jewellery box.
jewelry	An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems.
luxurious	Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses. A luxurious wallow in a scented bath.
luxuriously	In a rich manner.
opulent	Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality. The opulent comfort of a limousine.
ostentatious	Intended to attract notice and impress others. An ostentatious sable coat.
pendant	A necklace with a pendant. I slipped the pendant over my neck.
pendent	Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. The use of jurisdiction to decide pendent claims.
precious	Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly. Precious memories.
rich	Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. His rich bass voice.
sumptuous	Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality. The banquet was a sumptuous luxurious meal.
trinket	Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.