Synonyms of gilding

gilding

verb

present participle of gild

1

as in varnishing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• varnishing
• whitewashing
• glossing (over)
• covering (up)
• shading
• camouflaging
• burying
• smothering
• darkening
• occluding
• overshadowing
• overcasting
• eclipsing
• masking
• clouding
• obstructing
• blocking
• beclouding
• curtaining
• concealing
• veiling
• obscuring
• occulting
• cloaking
• hiding
• disguising
• blanketing
• bedimming
• blotting out
• enshrouding
• shrouding
• befogging
• covering
• papering over
• screening
• suppressing
• belying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• exposing
• disclosing
• displaying
• revealing
• uncovering
• baring
• divulging
• presenting
• unmasking
• bringing out
• illuminating
• clarifying
• unveiling
• uncloaking
• advertising
• spreading
• publishing
• broadcasting
• publicizing
• proclaiming
• getting out
• airing

2

as in painting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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