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baroque

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of baroque

1 going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

  • eventually even the movie seems bored by its baroque violence
Synonyms of baroque

devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
Words Related to baroque

boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless

unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted

improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly

unrestrained
Phrases Synonymous with baroque

a bit much, over the top
Near Antonyms of baroque

deficient, inadequate, insufficient

minimal, minimum
Antonyms of baroque

middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

2 having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated

  • a thriller with a baroque plot that is sure to baffle many readers
Synonyms of baroque

byzantine, complex, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
Words Related to baroque

overcomplex, overcomplicated

composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied

challenging, difficult, tough

impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible
Near Antonyms of baroque

oversimplified, simplified, simplistic

homogeneous, uniform, unvaried
Antonyms of baroque

noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated

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