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PLAIN Antonyms

There are 14 antonyms of the word plain. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PLAIN

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fancy
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• not plain; decorative or ornamented

noun

• something many people believe that is false

• imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination

• a predisposition to like something

verb

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

decorative
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

ornate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

adorned
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

elaborate
verbv
adjective satellite

• marked by complexity and richness of detail

• developed or executed with care and in minute detail

verb

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• work out in detail

extravagant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

• recklessly wasteful

flamboyant
adjectiveadj
noun

• showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

adjective satellite

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• elaborately or excessively ornamented

grandiose
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

• affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty

intricate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

ostentatious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• intended to attract notice and impress others

adjective satellite

• (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

showy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by ostentation but often tasteless

• displaying brilliance and virtuosity

• (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

• superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

embellished
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• add details to

• be beautiful to look at

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• make more beautiful

exotic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

• strikingly strange or unusual

patterned
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

Alternatives for FANCY

Alternatives for DECORATIVE

Alternatives for ORNATE

Alternatives for ADORNED

Alternatives for ELABORATE

Alternatives for EXTRAVAGANT

Alternatives for FLAMBOYANT

Alternatives for GRANDIOSE

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