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 ornate exterior, with its tapering towers and multiple facades, has an almost organic quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The shrine is the ornate burial place of Ali -- the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law, the fourth Islamic caliph and the first Shia Imam.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“I was there, and I was a pop star — my thing was wearing ornate halos all the time,” you might say.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Inside the ornate Bovard Auditorium, Larry David kept a full audience in stitches as he discussed the creation and legacy of his improv hit, “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which concluded in 2024 after 12 seasons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

It was that weekend too at one of our lingering departure scenes that I learned where he'd gotten his odd, ornate name.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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