Synonyms of deck

deck 1 of 2

noun

ˈdek 

as in balcony

a flat roofless structure attached to a building

the family usually ate on the deck on summer evenings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• balcony
• porch
• terrace
• verandah
• sundeck
• veranda
• stoop
• gallery
• lanai

deck

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verb

as in to decorate

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

deck the halls with boughs of holly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Synonym Chooser

How is the word deck different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of deck are adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, garnish, and ornament. While all these words mean "to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential," deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness.

a house all decked out for Christmas

When can adorn be used instead of deck?

In some situations, the words adorn and deck are roughly equivalent. However, adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself.

a diamond necklace adorned her neck

How are the words beautify and embellish related as synonyms of deck?

Beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness.

will beautify the grounds with flower beds

When could decorate be used to replace deck?

The meanings of decorate and deck largely overlap; however, decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design.

decorate a birthday cake

When is embellish a more appropriate choice than deck?

The synonyms embellish and deck are sometimes interchangeable, but embellish often stresses the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament.

embellish a page with floral borders

Where would garnish be a reasonable alternative to deck?

While the synonyms garnish and deck are close in meaning, garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food.

an entrée garnished with parsley

How do ornament and embellish relate to one another, in the sense of deck?

Both ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original.

a white house ornamented with green shutters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deck

Noun

Bar Moxy, the hotel bar, is the center point, where guests check-in, grab a complimentary drink and head out to the rooftop deck. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2025

Entertainment and Amenities Sliding doors reveal a lower deck wrapped in plush cream banquettes—perfect for catching a Croatian sea breeze with a late-night brandy snifter or a fresh morning latte—and a watersports platform. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

Verb

President Richard Nixon decked over the pool in the early 1970s to accommodate the growing White House press corps, which previously worked elsewhere in the West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door. —Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2025

Famed writer Colette lived there, as well, and today the Comédie-Française theater decks its main entry. —Jennifer Weil, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing deck

• deck (out)
• on deck