Synonyms of bedeck

bedeck

verb

bi-ˈdek 

1

as in to adorn

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

bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorn
• decorate
• drape
• festoon
• beautify
• dress
• embellish
• trim
• deck
• ornament
• enrich
• bedizen
• paint
• garnish
• grace
• array
• blazon
• caparison
• emboss
• do
• pretty (up)
• fancify
• embroider
• emblaze
• fancy up
• accessorize
• doll up
• brighten
• do up
• gussy up
• freshen
• glitz (up)
• trap
• wreathe
• gild
• smarten
• ribbon
• garland
• dress up
• hang
• trick (out)
• chase
• spruce (up)
• braid
• redecorate
• figure
• feather
• fringe
• diamond
• boss
• fillet
• lace
• furbelow
• pearl
• frill
• gem
• filigree
• redo
• swag
• flounce
• appliqué
• jewel
• impearl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disfigure
• deface
• scar
• mar
• spoil
• reveal
• display
• simplify
• streamline
• uncover
• bare
• expose
• dismantle
• strip
• divest
• blemish
• denude
• uglify

2

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

the ladies arrived bedecked in furs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• gown
• attire
• costume
• garment
• apparel
• drape
• wrap
• habit
• toilet
• deck (out)
• enrobe
• array
• rig (out)
• vesture
• suit
• garb
• caparison
• get up
• robe
• furnish
• dress up
• invest
• jacket
• tog (up or out)
• equip
• cloak
• uniform
• frock
• mantle
• do up
• swathe
• bedight
• vest
• outfit
• tailor
• huddle
• swaddle
• hap
• accouter
• habilitate
• enswathe
• accoutre
• dress down
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• undress
• disrobe
• disarray
• uncover
• unclothe
• divest
• denude
• unveil
• untruss
• undrape

Examples of bedeck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The torch relay is a tradition invented for Berlin: it was welcomed by 29,000 members of the Hitler Youth, on a seven-mile avenue bedecked with giant swastikas and guarded by 40,000 stormtroopers. —The Week Uk, theweek, 21 July 2024

Half of those viewings were in theaters with packed, enthusiastic crowds bedecked in pinks of all shades. —Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 July 2024

The tragedy happened on a stage bedecked in patriotic colors with an American flag blowing overhead. —Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 14 July 2024

Celebrities from Gwyneth Paltrow to Daphne Guinness attended the opening reception, all bedecked in the house’s creations. —Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 20 June 2024