baroque

adjective

bə-ˈrōk How to pronounce baroque (audio)
Definition of baroquenext
1
as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount eventually even the movie seems bored by its baroque violence

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2
as in intricate
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated a thriller with a baroque plot that is sure to baffle many readers

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Recent Examples of baroque Perhaps one of the most famous rooms in the palace is the Hall of Mirrors featuring heavily ornate Baroque style gallery of mirrors. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 June 2026 The palazzo, built in the 17th century, features typical Baroque architecture that has been preserved as much as possible. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 June 2026 Masks, invisibility and hyper-visibility, the living intermingling with the dead, and lush, baroque language are all staples of the Afro-Surreal. — Via Catapult, Literary Hub, 5 June 2026 During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well. — Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for baroque
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baroque
  1. excessive
  2. intricate
  3. extreme
  4. complicated
  5. extravagant
  6. complex
  7. steep
  8. complicate
Adjective
  • Treatment methods Before prescribing TRT, doctors generally look for potentially reversible or temporary factors, including obesity, certain medications, untreated obstructive sleep apnea, acute illness and excessive alcohol use.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Used thoughtfully, such tools can help organizations identify patterns associated with burnout, including staffing imbalances, unsustainable workloads, excessive overtime or workflow bottlenecks.
    — Jennifer Lee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of excessive
Adjective
  • Fabricating a purely electromechanical robot at the millimeter scale requires intricate, heavy motors that consume significant power, typically draining tiny batteries within mere minutes of operation.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • With denim as its core fabric, the collection incorporated intricate plissé work, feather and floral constructions and delicate lace applications.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of intricate
Adjective
  • His talent was extreme, but his introverted personality seemed at times to inhibit him on the World Cup stage, where the burden of trying to deliver glory for his country — as Maradona did so memorably in 1986 — weighed so heavily on his shoulders.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of extreme
Adjective
  • An official also noted at a briefing last week that testing has taken longer because the genome of cyclospora is more complicated than that of other parasites.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • As anyone who has searched for the perfect white T-shirt knows, finding wardrobe basics can prove surprisingly complicated.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of complicated
Adjective
  • The average song would be a couple of minutes, and four would seem like an extravagant jam.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • Meteorite from Sebastián Múnera follows two young women on a journey through an extravagant amusement park built on the estate of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
Definition of extravagant
Adjective
  • The resulting cocktail is viscerally refreshing, juicy, and bright, but also deeply flavored and complex.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • Those involved in Connecticut’s plans note that supporting the state’s workforce through the AI transition is complex.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of complex
Adjective
  • It was named so because the hill’s steep elevation was too trying for adults, and the lore goes that children hiked up to help pick grapes.
    — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • The climb became steeper as the summit loomed ahead, and the sun burned brighter.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • Wilcox noted that overlaps between substance use and suicide complicate reduction efforts.
    — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • Fires in salt cedar can create spotting conditions and complicate suppression efforts, especially on windy days, when embers are carried ahead of containment lines, according to the department.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of complicate

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