Synonyms of gilded

gilded 1 of 2

adjective

variants or gilt

1

as in gold

covered in a thin layer of gold

An antique mirror in a gilded frame hung over the marble fireplace.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gold
• golden
• laced
• gold-plated
• wreathed
• embroidered
• bejeweled
• embossed
• fringed
• sequined
• bejewelled
• chased
• garlanded
• emblazoned
• sequinned
• flounced
• bossed

2

as in wealthy

coming from or characterized by wealth and luxury

The exclusive nightclub was a popular hangout among the city's gilded youth.

The grand hotel has been lovingly restored to its former gilded splendor.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wealthy
• affluent
• rich
• baroque
• thriving
• prosperous
• opulent
• decorated
• moneyed
• monied
• prospering
• extravagant
• successful
• well-to-do
• silk-stocking
• comfortable
• fat-cat
• rococo
• privileged
• propertied
• better-off
• well-endowed
• substantial
• flourishing
• blest
• loaded
• well-heeled
• gaudy
• arabesque
• flush
• well-off
• advantaged
• ornamented
• swanky
• well-fixed
• ornate
• glitzy
• spectacular
• deep-pocketed
• blessed
• tawdry
• fat
• showy
• garish
• adorned
• swank
• flamboyant
• ostentatious
• trimmed
• flashy
• loud
• elaborate
• embellished
• pretentious
• splashy
• decked
• in the chips
• bedecked
• bedaubed
• dressed
• enriched
• garnished
• extreme
• frilly
• flowery
• lacy
• arrayed
• enhanced
• beautified
• heightened
• overwrought
• intensified
• florid
• gingerbread
• bedizened
• overdecorated
• fussy
• gingerbreaded
• gingerbready

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naked
• bare
• stripped
• exposed
• simple
• modest
• uncovered
• conservative
• plain
• restrained
• subdued
• unadorned
• quiet
• muted
• unassuming
• tasteful
• understated
• unpretentious
• austere
• severe
• unobtrusive
• denuded
• stark
• deprived
• disadvantaged
• bankrupt
• indebted
• ruined
• short
• underprivileged
• broke
• reduced
• insolvent
• pinched
• low
• depressed
• poor
• toned-down
• hand-to-mouth
• straitened
• impoverished
• unaffluent
• penniless
• destitute
• indigent
• pauperized
• penurious
• needy
• beggared
• impecunious
• skint
• bankrupted
• poverty-stricken

gilded

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verb

variants or gilt

past tense of gild

1

as in varnished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• varnished
• whitewashed
• covered (up)
• glossed (over)
• camouflaged
• buried
• smothered
• shaded
• darkened
• occluded
• eclipsed
• overshadowed
• clouded
• concealed
• veiled
• curtained
• obstructed
• overcast
• blocked
• bedimmed
• obscured
• cloaked
• disguised
• hid
• beclouded
• shrouded
• masked
• blanketed
• blotted out
• covered
• enshrouded
• screened
• suppressed
• belied
• occulted
• befogged
• papered over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• displayed
• revealed
• uncovered
• showed
• disclosed
• presented
• bared
• unveiled
• divulged
• brought out
• illuminated
• unmasked
• uncloaked
• published
• clarified
• spread
• advertised
• proclaimed
• got out
• broadcast
• publicized
• aired
• broadcasted

2

as in painted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painted
• jeweled
• embroidered
• jewelled
• garlanded
• ribboned
• feathered
• fringed
• wreathed
• filigreed
• hanged
• braided
• frilled
• flounced
• hung
• filleted
• appliquéd
• laced
• gemmed
• swagged
• pearled
• figured
• chased
• diamonded
• redecorated
• adorned
• impearled
• furbelowed
• ornamented
• brightened
• bossed
• decorated
• freshened
• draped
• embellished
• embossed
• festooned
• spruced (up)
• redid
• bedizened
• trapped
• decked
• accessorized
• garnished
• graced
• enriched
• beautified
• smartened
• bedecked
• tricked (out)
• blazoned
• caparisoned
• trimmed
• arrayed
• dressed up
• gussied up
• dressed
• fancified
• prettied (up)
• dolled up
• emblazed
• fancied up
• did up
• glitzed (up)
• did

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scarred
• disfigured
• defaced
• marred
• spoilt
• spoiled
• blemished
• simplified
• streamlined
• exposed
• stripped
• displayed
• denuded
• revealed
• dismantled
• uncovered
• bared
• divested
• stript
• uglified