ornamental

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

serving as decoration rather than having a practical purpose

In a sentence

Ornamental in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing ornamental in a sentence.

The columns were purely ornamental, holding up nothing but the building's sense of importance.

Synonyms

decorativeadorningembellishing

Antonyms

functionalutilitarianplain

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Ornamental (adjective) means serving as decoration rather than having a practical purpose

Here is ornamental used in an example sentence: "The columns were purely ornamental, holding up nothing but the building's sense of importance."

Common synonyms for ornamental include decorative, adorning, embellishing.

Antonyms of ornamental include functional, utilitarian, plain.

Ornamental is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.