Synonyms of adorned

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adjective

as in decorated

Related Words

• decorated
• bedecked
• trimmed
• ornamented
• decked
• dressed
• garnished
• embellished
• arrayed
• enriched
• beautified
• gaudy
• elaborate
• frilly
• showy
• garish
• glitzy
• lacy
• enhanced
• flowery
• intensified
• tawdry
• swank
• flashy
• ostentatious
• emblazoned
• fringed
• extreme
• bedaubed
• loud
• laced
• bejeweled
• embroidered
• gilded
• embossed
• heightened
• garlanded
• wreathed
• pretentious
• spectacular
• chased
• sequined
• flamboyant
• extravagant
• rococo
• flounced
• ornate
• splashy
• baroque
• arabesque
• bossed
• gingerbread
• bedizened
• overwrought
• overdecorated
• florid
• gingerbreaded
• gingerbready
• fussy

Dissimilar Words

• plain
• unadorned
• severe
• austere
• stripped
• stark
• naked
• uncovered
• exposed
• bare
• simple
• modest
• denuded
• unassuming
• subdued
• restrained
• unpretentious
• tasteful
• understated
• quiet
• muted
• conservative
• unobtrusive
• toned-down

adorned

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verb

past tense of adorn

as in draped

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

the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adorned

Verb

Hoffman noticed the flower baskets that once adorned trees around Fourth Ward disappeared. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026

Others were adorned with flowers and even full outfits to coordinate with the rest of the wedding party. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Located in downtown Las Cruces, this hotel features 203 guest rooms—some offering city or mountain views—adorned in rustic Spanish Colonial decor and local artwork. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026

Behind her, a glimpse of the luxury vessel is seen, including a table topped with a drink and a wraparound couch adorned with decorative pillows. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

This set, inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, features abstract blobs adorned with colorful dots and outlined in 3D chrome. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

On the seventh floor of a building in the Fashion District, Bryan Hearns shows me to his studio, where containers brim with colorful rhinestones, walls are adorned with zippers, chains and pliers, and rainbow fabrics and leathers pile on the floor. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

The Argentinian prairie is adorned with imaginary houses, castles and theatres as the young girls construct spontaneous, invisible cities, stories and games in which Koberidze’s likewise unseen characters could live. — Manahil Tahira, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

The Baguette bag is a slim, rectangular, near-impractically sized bag adorned with a double-F logo clasp. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026