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bedeck

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bedeck

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

  • bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party
Synonyms of bedeck

adorn, array, beautify, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, decorate, do, do up, doll up, drape, dress, embellish, emblaze, emboss, enrich, fancify, fancy up, festoon, garnish, glitz (up), grace, gussy up, ornament, pretty (up), trim
Words Related to bedeck

accessorize, dress up, trap, trick (out)

brighten, freshen, smarten, spruce (up)

boss, chase

braid, embroider, feather, figure, filigree, fillet, flounce, frill, fringe, furbelow, garland, hang, lace, ribbon, swag, wreathe

appliqué, gild, paint

diamond, gem, impearl, jewel, pearl

redecorate, redo
Near Antonyms of bedeck

simplify, streamline

bare, denude, dismantle, display, divest, expose, reveal, strip, uncover

uglify
Antonyms of bedeck

blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

2 to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

  • the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
Synonyms of bedeck

apparel, array, attire, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, vesture
Words Related to bedeck

cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest

drape, enswathe, hap [dialect], huddle, swaddle, swathe, wrap

accoutre (or accouter), bedight [archaic], equip, furnish, habilitate, outfit, tailor, uniform

dress down, underdress
Near Antonyms of bedeck

denude, divest, uncover, undrape, unveil
Antonyms of bedeck

disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]

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