Definitions

ornate

[awr-neyt] / ɔrˈneɪt /

ADJECTIVE

fancily decorated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baroque beautiful elegant embroidered fancy gaudy gilded glamorous lavish magnificent opulent rococo sparkling sumptuous

WEAK

adorned aureate bedecked bright brilliant busy colored convoluted dazzling elaborate fine flamboyant flashy flaunting florid flowery fussy glitzy glossy high-wrought jeweled luscious meretricious ornamented ostentatious overdone overelaborate pretentious resplendent rich showy splashy superficial tawdry variegated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull offensive plain poor ugly unsophisticated

WEAK

simple

Example Sentences

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The paper had yellowed from age and the cursive was so ornate the words were hard to make out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

A maximalist to the end, he likes things ornate.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Trainers clad in ornate uniforms and traditional white fur headgear led golden-bedecked stallions round a stage arena at an annual horse beauty pageant in the ultra-closed Central Asian state of Turkmenistan.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

U.S. officials and executives rise respectfully when Rodríguez enters the ornate rooms in the Miraflores palace to settle into the central chair, the visitors arrayed before her in rows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

One sidekick had a stoaty meanness and acne not even ornate makeup could cover.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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