embellishing

The word “embellishing” has 4 syllables: em-bel-lish-ing

It's pronounced as /ɛmˈbɛlɪʃɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for embellishing?

In the thesaurus, “embellishing” has 121 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for embellishing

accessorizing
accessory
adorning
alluring
amplifying
appealing
arraying
attractive
beauteous
beautiful
beautifying
bedecking
bedizening
blazoning
bonnie
bonny
bossing
braiding
brightening
caparisoning
caricaturing
charming
chasing
coloring
comely
cosmetic
decking
decorating
decorative
delicate
delightful
detailed
diamonding
doing
doing up
dolling up
draping
dressing
dressing up
dressy
elaborate
emblazing
embossing
embroidering
emphasizing
enhancing
enriching
exaggerating
expanding
exquisite
fair
fancifying
fancy
fancying up
feathering
festooned
festooning
figuring
filigreeing
filleting
florid
flouncing
for show
freshening
frilling
fringing
fudging
furbelowing
furbishing
garlanding
garnishing
gemming
gilding
glamorous
glamourous
gorgeous
gracing
gussying up
handsome
hanging
hedging
heightening
hyperbolizing
impearling
jeweling
jewelling
lacing
lovely
luxurious
magnifying
nonfunctional
ornamental
ornamenting
ornate
overdoing
overdrawing
overemphasizing
overplaying
overstating
padding
painting
pearling
playing up
pleasing
prepossessing
prettifying
pretty
redecorating
redoing
ribboning
satirizing
setting off
showy
smartening
stressing
stretching
stunning
swagging
trapping
trimming
wreathing

Antonyms for embellishing

baring
belittling
blemishing
defacing
denuding
disfiguring
dismantling
displaying
divesting
exposing
functional
marring
minimizing
plain
playing down
revealing
scarring
simplifying
spoiling
streamlining
stripping
uglifying
ugly
uncovering
understating
unembellished
utilitarian

Meanings of embellishing

verb
1. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
2. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.
noun
1. An embellishment.

Example Sentences

She spent the afternoon embellishing her scrapbook with stickers and drawings.
He kept embellishing the story until it barely resembled the truth.
The tailor is embellishing the dress with pearls for the final touch.
They are known for embellishing even the simplest events to entertain their friends.
Embellishing the cake with gold dust made it look truly extravagant.

On this page you'll find 148 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to embellishing, such as: accessorizing, accessory, adorning, alluring, amplifying, appealing, arraying.

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