gingerbreaded

adjective

as in ornate
elaborately and often excessively decorated a gingerbreaded gazebo with multicolored shingles and frilly fretwork

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingerbreaded
  1. ornate
  2. decorated
  3. gingerbread
Adjective
  • As for finishing touches, Saldaña wore a pair of Aquazzura white pointed toe pumps with ornate cutouts.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • Overly grand staircases and ornate rail details are both considered outdated by designers.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 30 July 2026
Definition of ornate
Adjective
  • There are several good options here, but Perkins was a decorated player his first two years at LSU before an ACL tear altered his path.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.
    — Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of decorated
Adjective
  • Motifs are gingerbread and baroque.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Constructed out of poplar timber, the openings are festooned with gingerbread details handpainted and adorned by Wally Whitehurst.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of gingerbread
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“Gingerbreaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerbreaded. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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