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 excessive, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmercifulWords Related to baroque boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless; unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted; improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly; unrestrainedNear Antonyms of baroque deficient, inadequate, insufficient; minimal, minimumAntonyms 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 complex, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangledWords Related to baroque overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligibleNear Antonyms of baroque oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvariedAntonyms of baroque noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated