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Synonyms for ornate

Most common

elaborate decorated adorned flowery rich

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.

Related words

Word family
ornateness ornament
Phrases
ornate aphid

Example sentences

  • elaborate Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
  • decorated The room was decorated with flowers for the party.
  • adorned She admired the tapestries that adorned the walls.
  • flowery The socks the girl wore were flowery.
  • rich Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give money to him.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ornaterising
elaboratesteady
decoratedrising
adornedrising
floweryrising
richrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rich1
5 letters
fancy2
6 letters
florid2
7 letters
adorned2, flowery3
9 letters
elaborate3, decorated4
10 letters
rhetorical4, figurative4
11 letters
embellished3, overwrought3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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