Synonyms of caparisons

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noun

plural of caparison

as in ornaments

something that decorates or beautifies

horses dressed in Old-West caparison for the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ornaments
• ornamentations
• decorations
• adornments
• garnitures
• trims
• setoffs
• embellishments
• beautifiers
• fineries
• embroideries
• garnishes
• doodads
• embellishers
• frills
• garnishments
• glitters
• apparels
• furbelows
• figures
• furnishings
• filigrees
• fripperies
• bells and whistles
• flounces
• frostings
• improvements
• ruffles
• enhancements
• enrichments
• appliqués
• embossments
• chichis
• trappings
• bric-a-brac
• designs
• blazonries
• emblazonries
• flourishes
• regalia
• gilts
• patterns
• bedizenments
• frou-frous
• foofaraws
• fal-lals
• fancyworks
• froufrous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• blemishes
• spots
• disfigurements
• stains
• blots
• defacements

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verb

present tense third-person singular of caparison

1

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

used to seeing him in a T-shirt and jeans, we were startled by the sight of strapping youth caparisoned for the prom in a tuxedo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• attires
• garbs
• garments
• robes
• bedecks
• habits
• vestures
• gowns
• decks (out)
• enrobes
• apparels
• rigs (out)
• drapes
• suits
• toilets
• wraps
• arrays
• togs (up or out)
• jackets
• dresses up
• does up
• cloaks
• gets up
• frocks
• mantles
• outfits
• uniforms
• vests
• furnishes
• invests
• swathes
• tailors
• enswathes
• swaddles
• haps
• huddles
• equips
• habilitates
• bedights
• dresses down
• accouters
• accoutres
• underdresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• unclothes
• disarrays
• denudes
• untrusses
• divests
• uncovers
• unveils
• undrapes

2

as in adorns

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

the state's rolling hills are even more becoming when they are caparisoned in the glorious colors of autumn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorns
• decorates
• drapes
• ornaments
• dresses
• bedecks
• festoons
• trims
• decks
• graces
• blazons
• paints
• enriches
• beautifies
• arrays
• bedizens
• embosses
• embellishes
• dolls up
• garnishes
• does up
• emblazes
• gussies up
• pretties (up)
• fancies up
• tricks (out)
• fancifies
• does
• traps
• furbelows
• feathers
• embroiders
• glitzes (up)
• garlands
• ribbons
• accessorizes
• swags
• gilds
• figures
• jewels
• dresses up
• braids
• wreathes
• frills
• freshens
• chases
• flounces
• diamonds
• smartens
• gems
• fillets
• brightens
• fringes
• filigrees
• appliqués
• laces
• bosses
• pearls
• hangs
• spruces (up)
• redecorates
• redoes
• impearls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• disfigures
• spoils
• defaces
• mars
• displays
• strips
• reveals
• simplifies
• streamlines
• blemishes
• denudes
• exposes
• bares
• divests
• dismantles
• uncovers
• uglifies