overdecorated

adjective

as in ornate
elaborately and often excessively decorated the room was so overdecorated that no one thing was shown to its best advantage

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  1. ornate
  2. decorated
  3. baroque
Adjective
  • Instead of the ornate porcelain and cloisonné enameling often associated with imperial vases, this one is made of blown glass.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • By 1988, when Phantom debuted on Broadway, the Reagan-era consumer culture and flashy opulence were on their way out, so the ornate, maximalist sets and the lush orchestrations felt off-key to reviewers.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 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
  • Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara features open-heart motifs set with diamonds and 19 baroque pearls beneath.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of baroque
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“Overdecorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdecorated. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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