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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 baroque, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
Related Words boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless; unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted; improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly; unrestrained
2
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated <a thriller with a baroque plot that is sure to baffle many readers>
Synonyms baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
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