decorating

The word “decorating” has 4 syllables: dec-o-rat-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈdɛk.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for decorating?

In the thesaurus, “decorating” has 86 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for decorating along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for decorating

Antonyms for decorating

  • baring
  • blemishing
  • defacing
  • denuding
  • disfiguring
  • dismantling
  • displaying
  • divesting
  • exposing
  • marring
  • plain
  • revealing
  • scarring
  • simplifying
  • spoiling
  • streamlining
  • stripping
  • uglifying
  • uncovering
  • unembellished

Meanings of decorating

  • verb
    1. To furnish with decorations.
    2. To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
    3. To decorate an interior space, as a house, room, or office.
    4. To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
    5. To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
  • noun
    1. Decoration.

Example Sentences

  • She is decorating the house for the holiday party.
  • Decorating the cake took several hours to complete.
  • They enjoyed decorating the classroom with colorful posters.
  • Decorating the office with plants improved the atmosphere.
  • He spent the weekend decorating his new apartment.

On this page you'll find 106 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decorating, such as: accessorizing, accessory, adorning, airbrushing, arraying, attractive, baring.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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painting

  • abstract design
  • acrylic
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  • art
  • art work
  • bepainting
  • brightening
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  • calcimining
  • canvas
  • canvass
  • characterizing
  • checkering
  • cityscape
  • coating
  • coloring
  • composition
  • covering
  • dappling
  • darkening
  • daubing
  • decorating
  • defining
  • delineating
  • demonstrating
  • depicting
  • depiction
  • describing
  • design
  • diptych
  • displaying
  • distemper
  • drafting
  • drawing
  • dyeing
  • embrowning
  • enameling
  • etching
  • exhibiting
  • finger painting
  • flecking
  • fresco
  • gouache
  • hinting
  • illustrating
  • imaging
  • labeling
  • labelling
  • landscape
  • lightening
  • likeness
  • limning
  • marbling
  • masterpiece
  • mottling
  • mural
  • narrating
  • oil
  • oil painting
  • outlining
  • panorama
  • pastel
  • patterning
  • picture
  • picturing
  • pigmenting
  • polychroming
  • portrait
  • portrayal
  • portraying
  • qualifying
  • reciting
  • recounting
  • redescribing
  • rehearsing
  • reimaging
  • relating
  • rendering
  • reporting
  • representation
  • representing
  • seascape
  • setting out
  • showing
  • showpiece
  • silhouetting
  • sketch
  • sketching
  • specking
  • speckling
  • splashing
  • staining
  • streaking
  • striating
  • striping
  • suggesting
  • summarizing
  • summing up
  • telling
  • tempera
  • tincturing
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  • tracing
  • triptych
  • variegating
  • varnishing
  • vignetting
  • water color
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