Synonyms of festoon

festoon

verb

as in to adorn

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

for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of festoon

This wasn’t the 2026 Miami of spotless Ubers and Waymos doing their thing on Brickell streets festooned with billion dollar developments. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Angine de Poitrine, the anonymous duo from Québec who are getting so popular that Google now festoons their search page with polka dots, made their late-night television debut on The Tonight Show on Monday. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Axl — just like any self-respecting rock star would — had festooned his wrists with myriad bracelets, and the bracelets had got caught in the lining of the sleeve of the jacket. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

The entrance of the famed Inn at Spanish Bay, in Northern California’s Pebble Beach, had been festooned with some of the world’s most exotic automobiles—swooned over by camera-toting adorers—just a few days prior during Monterey Car Week. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026

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