Synonyms of beautifying

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adjective

ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī-iŋ 

as in decorative

serving to add beauty

added one last beautifying ornament to the wreath and hung it on the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorative
• ornamental
• beautiful
• cosmetic
• adorning
• lovely
• embellishing
• gorgeous
• charming
• attractive
• appealing
• pleasing
• delightful
• alluring
• glamorous
• ornate
• fancy
• stunning
• handsome
• elaborate
• detailed
• prepossessing
• pretty
• beauteous
• comely
• fair
• bonny

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• functional
• utilitarian

beautifying

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verb

present participle of beautify

as in decorating

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

volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beautifying

Adjective

Unlike more aggressive beautifying filters, the effect aims for a lighter finish that retains natural texture and tonal detail. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Besides physically climbing over surfaces, cucumbers have moved globally—not by means of their coiling tendrils, but rather by becoming a commodity known for its refreshing and beautifying uses. — Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026

This organization cleans parks by picking up trash and beautifying spaces. — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025

The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye. — Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism. — Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023

Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study. — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023

Verb

Local Color, which has grown dramatically in its 11-year history, connects artists with creative opportunities (like many of the murals beautifying San Jose), as well as running workshops, providing studio space and exhibition galleries. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Harris said because of the downtown blight, the city wants to get into the habit of maintaining and beautifying its important corridor. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

In previous years, volunteers have just taken up their trowels and shovels again, and replanted them — a testament to the city’s dedication to beautifying its spaces. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Nate Coulter, the outgoing executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System, has been interested in beautifying the vacant strip of land, which is near the Main Library. — Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026

As someone who enjoys gardening and beautifying my yard, one thing that always dampens my mood is the sight of weeds. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 June 2026

Each version of the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop has the new Qualcomm Hexagon NPU on board, offering up to 80 TOPS of local AI performance for beautifying webcams, cleaning up audio, or performing local text and image generation. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026

And on the way to the Civic Center and Brea Gallery, visitors can tour the nearly 200 pieces of public art beautifying the city’s landscape, ranging from sculptures of individuals who reflect the town’s history to abstract pieces forged from metal that convey an artist’s thoughts. — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 14 May 2026

What happened is everybody started beautifying homes and beautifying buildings. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026