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
• decked
• dressed
• 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

Many such T-shirts on the market are adorned by graphics and made of cotton, but Guest in Residence’s take is significantly more upscale. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Pawlikowski, surveying the city, came across a graveyard that was adorned with old statues, worn by lichen and time; and that is where Erika strolls, seeking refuge, on a bright day. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

The Grammy nominee wore a white lace dress and her hair was adorned with a bright blue ribbon. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

The Ranger's walls are trimmed in soft, warm wool felt, and the floating headboard is adorned with contrast leather. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

The oversized jacket featured a furry white base adorned with flecks of silver, which beautifully mirrored the sumptuous coats on the runway. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Fourteen bottles were given the Macallan’s Fine and Rare label; 12 were adorned with labels designed by artist Sir Peter Blake, co-creator of the Beatles’ Sgt. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Post-ballet, Sorbara will walk ten blocks south of Lincoln Center for a borscht martini at Russian Samovar, where, fittingly, the walls are adorned with pictures of Baryshnikov. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026

The film is adorned with musical and aesthetic touches that allude to an idealized past of knights, princesses, kings and queens. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026