Synonyms of beautifying

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adjective

ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī-iŋ 

as in decorative

serving to add beauty

added one last beautifying ornament to the wreath and hung it on the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorative
• ornamental
• beautiful
• cosmetic
• adorning
• lovely
• embellishing
• gorgeous
• charming
• attractive
• appealing
• pleasing
• delightful
• alluring
• glamorous
• ornate
• fancy
• stunning
• beauteous
• handsome
• elaborate
• detailed
• comely
• prepossessing
• glamourous
• pretty
• fair
• bonny
• bonnie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• functional
• utilitarian

beautifying

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verb

present participle of beautify

as in decorating

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorating
• adorning
• ornamenting
• draping
• enriching
• trimming
• embellishing
• dressing
• painting
• festooning
• gracing
• garnishing
• decking
• bedecking
• arraying
• embossing
• blazoning
• doing
• gussying up
• brightening
• prettying (up)
• fancifying
• accessorizing
• doing up
• caparisoning
• dolling up
• freshening
• embroidering
• emblazing
• trapping
• bedizening
• fancying up
• glitzing (up)
• smartening
• braiding
• chasing
• tricking (out)
• sprucing (up)
• hanging
• garlanding
• figuring
• bossing
• gilding
• frilling
• ribboning
• redecorating
• swagging
• redoing
• filleting
• wreathing
• feathering
• fringing
• jeweling
• appliquéing
• jewelling
• dressing up
• flouncing
• lacing
• filigreeing
• pearling
• gemming
• diamonding
• impearling
• furbelowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of beautifying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism. —Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023

Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study. —Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023

Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities. —Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022