Synonyms for flowery
- adjective
Most common
rhetorical bombastic verbose florid ornate figurative bloomy
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Florid — of a speech or piece of writing, overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by…
Other
ornate, figurative, bloomy, flowerful formal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a speech or piece of writing: overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance.
Related words
- Phrases
- flowery war
Example sentences
- rhetorical A rhetorical question does not require an answer.
- bombastic I don't usually like bombastic music.
- verbose Sven was so verbose that his friends resorted to calling him a chatterbox.
- ornate The ornate cornice adorned the top of the building.
- figurative The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flowery | rising | |
| rhetorical | rising | |
| bombastic | rising | |
| verbose | rising | |
| florid | steady | |
| ornate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- ornate2, florid2, bloomy
- 7 letters
- verbose, aureate, tonguey
- 9 letters
- bombastic3, flowerful
- 10 letters
- rhetorical4, figurative4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ornate2 = 2 syllables).