Synonyms of bedeck

bedeck

verb

bi-ˈdek 

1

as in to adorn

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

bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorn
• decorate
• drape
• festoon
• beautify
• dress
• embellish
• trim
• deck
• ornament
• enrich
• bedizen
• paint
• garnish
• grace
• array
• blazon
• caparison
• emboss
• do
• pretty (up)
• fancify
• embroider
• emblaze
• fancy up
• accessorize
• doll up
• brighten
• do up
• gussy up
• freshen
• glitz (up)
• trap
• wreathe
• gild
• smarten
• ribbon
• garland
• dress up
• hang
• trick (out)
• chase
• spruce (up)
• braid
• redecorate
• figure
• feather
• fringe
• diamond
• boss
• fillet
• lace
• furbelow
• pearl
• frill
• gem
• filigree
• redo
• swag
• flounce
• appliqué
• jewel
• impearl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disfigure
• deface
• scar
• mar
• spoil
• reveal
• display
• simplify
• streamline
• uncover
• bare
• expose
• dismantle
• strip
• divest
• blemish
• denude
• uglify

2

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

the ladies arrived bedecked in furs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• gown
• attire
• costume
• garment
• apparel
• drape
• wrap
• habit
• toilet
• deck (out)
• enrobe
• array
• rig (out)
• vesture
• suit
• garb
• caparison
• get up
• robe
• furnish
• dress up
• invest
• jacket
• tog (up or out)
• equip
• cloak
• uniform
• frock
• mantle
• do up
• swathe
• bedight
• vest
• outfit
• tailor
• huddle
• swaddle
• hap
• accouter
• habilitate
• enswathe
• accoutre
• dress down
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• undress
• disrobe
• disarray
• uncover
• unclothe
• divest
• denude
• unveil
• untruss
• undrape

Examples of bedeck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Le Grand Colbert is a traditional brasserie bedecked with white tablecloths, high, decorative ceilings and opulent chandeliers. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024

At 4-foot-7, she often was seen perched on a seat, bedecked in pearls, cheerfully dispensing advice on best practices in the sack. —Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 July 2024

Paris is bedecked with Olympic signs and symbols; the Eiffel Tower has been impressively accessorized with the Game’s iconic rings. —Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 24 July 2024

The torch relay is a tradition invented for Berlin: it was welcomed by 29,000 members of the Hitler Youth, on a seven-mile avenue bedecked with giant swastikas and guarded by 40,000 stormtroopers. —The Week Uk, theweek, 21 July 2024