Synonyms of decorating

decorating

verb

present participle of decorate

as in adorning

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

decorated the mansion's hallways with priceless paintings and luxurious tapestries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of decorating

The craft for October will be decorating pumpkins (real or artificial) chaired by Lori Kniffin and Debby Garrow. —Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024

Designers are leaning into asymmetry and embracing imperfection, including decorating with two different nightstands and using furniture in the bedroom that is increasingly eclectic, but still cohesive. —Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024

Outside, Stock recommends decorating with black lanterns, red and white fall mums, and white pumpkins with a few orange ones sprinkled in. —Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2024

In the background were clearly visible posters of communist leaders Mao Zedong and Che Guevara decorating the wall. —Alec Schemmel, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024

Hands-on activities like water play stations, pre-set tie-dye stations, or pumpkin decorating areas are also great ideas. —A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024