Synonyms of gingerbread

gingerbread

adjective

as in ornate

elaborately and often excessively decorated

marveled at all the woodwork on the historic gingerbread cottages that lined the coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ornate
• decorated
• baroque
• gingerbready
• adorned
• extravagant
• gilded
• gingerbreaded
• loud
• lacy
• overdecorated
• bedizened
• ornamented
• overwrought
• florid
• dressed
• fussy
• rococo
• spectacular
• arabesque
• trimmed
• embroidered
• elaborate
• garish
• gaudy
• enriched
• showy
• swank
• glitzy
• laced
• tawdry
• flamboyant
• decked
• frilly
• embossed
• bejeweled
• enhanced
• bedaubed
• garnished
• bedecked
• flashy
• ostentatious
• embellished
• pretentious
• sequined
• fringed
• extreme
• intensified
• flowery
• heightened
• arrayed
• wreathed
• garlanded
• splashy
• chased
• beautified
• emblazoned
• flounced
• bossed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plain
• unadorned
• naked
• severe
• austere
• bare
• stark
• stripped
• simple
• uncovered
• exposed
• modest
• denuded
• unassuming
• conservative
• tasteful
• quiet
• unpretentious
• restrained
• subdued
• muted
• understated
• unobtrusive
• toned-down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gingerbread

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

But no one has been gingerbread-house official like sister Kylie and Timothée Chalamet. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

Best Places to Visit Kralendijk Exploring Bonaire's capital city, Kralendijk, is a highlight in itself, revealing the island's deep Dutch Caribbean roots in its colorful, gingerbread house-like architecture. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026

Most people associate the holidays with a spread of seasonal desserts, which often includes both gingerbread and sugar cookies. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025

The sweet, spicy scent of gingerbread cream-cheese cookies studded with maraschino cherries and my mother’s famous stollen bread hung tantalizingly in the air. — Charles Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2025

And therein lies the caveat for gingerbread houses of this size. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025

Seasonal open houses, caroling parties, gingerbread decorating contests, and more have our calendars chockfull of holly jolly social calls. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025