Synonyms of baroque

baroque

adjective

bə-ˈrōk 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excessive
• extreme
• extravagant
• steep
• insane
• lavish
• infinite
• endless
• over-the-top
• fancy
• undue
• inordinate
• exorbitant
• devilish
• towering
• immoderate
• intolerable
• overweening
• unbearable
• inappropriate
• stiff
• unconscionable
• unmerciful
• plethoric
• overextravagant
• overdue
• improper
• overmuch
• boundless
• limitless
• a bit much
• unjustifiable
• immeasurable
• unwarranted
• unseemly
• thick
• unrestrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• moderate
• modest
• inadequate
• insufficient
• deficient
• minimal
• temperate
• middling
• minimum

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intricate
• complicated
• complex
• complicate
• sophisticated
• tangled
• convoluted
• labyrinthine
• elaborate
• byzantine
• knotty
• daedal
• labyrinthian
• involved
• varied
• involute
• difficult
• heterogeneous
• mixed
• composite
• multifaceted
• multifarious
• compound
• challenging
• incomprehensible
• overcomplicated
• overcomplex
• multibranched
• multipart
• unintelligible
• inexplicable
• tough
• unfathomable
• impenetrable
• Kafkaesque

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plain
• simple
• uncomplicated
• simplistic
• simplified
• noncomplex
• homogeneous
• noncomplicated
• uniform
• oversimplified
• unvaried

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baroque

There’s just something so deeply magnetic about baroque pearls, which are known for their irregular, non-spherical shape. — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 13 July 2026

Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary. — Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026

There were even more turns — including civil litigation that continues to this day — in what was already a baroque narrative. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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

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