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adjective

as in dressed

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verb

past tense of deck
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming deck the halls with boughs of holly

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Recent Examples of decked
Adjective
The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 And throughout the cruise, Joie de Vivre, with its chic salons inspired by 20th-century Parisian design and all decked out in festive decorations, anchored the experience in an undeniable sense of place. — Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026 No two rooms are designed the same, but they are all decked out in earth tones, rich greens, and Harvard crimson. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026 Standing out is a soaring living room with a two-tone, floor-to-ceiling fireplace and French doors opening to a mostly decked and hedge-lined backyard hosting an outdoor kitchen with a professional grill, an alfresco dining area, and a lagoon-style pool and spa framed by palm trees. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 May 2026 On the decked out patio, a BBQ grill station, lots of outdoor seating, and an attractive outdoor heater invite you to spend just as much down time enjoying your outdoor surroundings. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 Brutalism resonates in the concrete displays and furniture of the ground floor, all decked in chalky off-white, including a monolithic centerpiece brick structure, while romance echoes in the upper floor — its amphitheater-like layout covered in maroon carpeting. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 There is a famous image of a bireme, from a relief found at the Assyrian palace at Nineveh (in modern Iraq, near Mosul), that clearly illustrates the use of a decked warship with two levels of oars. — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
Even wandering through the hotel feels festive come December, when its Beaux-Arts Grand Lobby is decked with a 15-foot Christmas tree, glowing wreaths and banisters draped in magnolia. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026 An imposing helicoidal staircase decked in copper connects the flagship’s three stories. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Pan and Astaire decked themselves out in long wigs, caftans, round sunglasses, and love beads. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 Riley grinned with his team protecting an eight-point lead in front of a rowdy, record crowd of 114,419 decked in all white at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 The building is decked in yellow and green accents and murals. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 Taylor Swift decked herself in nearly 35 carats of diamonds at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 27 in Los Angeles. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026 In 2019, artist and activist Kate Bertash created her aptly named Adversarial Fashion clothing line decked with fake license plate numbers to inject junk data into ALPR databases. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2026 Fans decked in the team’s iconic red and carrying its flags lined the streets and grandstands, pushing and cheering their team on. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decked
  1. dressed
  2. decorated
  3. bedecked
  4. adorned
  5. trimmed
  6. draped
  7. garnished
  8. embellished
Adjective
  • Julie Blazek of Batavia was hanging out with members of the Batavia Woman’s Club who were all dressed as witches and planning to dance later on stage at the Peg Bond Center during the event.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • All dressed in the same plum two-piece set, their harmonies and coordinated dance moves honored Winehouse’s love of that era while breathing new life into the track.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Much of the walls are painted in a calming hunter green, decorated with landscape paintings and vintage art featuring families.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The space is decorated for fall with artificial flowers, and filled with activists and community leaders ready to detail the latest data-center controversy.
    — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorated
Adjective
  • The Christmas market in Ban Jelačić Square has the city’s big, bedecked tree, concerts and cultural performances, plus market stalls selling gifts, handicrafts, and bites like fritule (crispy miniature doughnut balls).
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of bedecked
Verb
  • Guests stay in traditional handmade gers (with no internet) crafted by local artisans, all featuring intricate handicrafts as well as beds adorned with soft cashmere made in the family’s factory, which also produces cashmere for Hermès.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the picture, the man stands at the base of a stone structure holding an open book adorned with sigils.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of adorned
Adjective
  • The seat is the sail, trimmed and re-trimmed as the wind changes.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The fix is usually a trimmed hedge and a simple letter.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Because draped across his arm, creased and wet from the storm, and waiting to be worn, was Elsie’s navy blue raincoat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of draped
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the everyday American who borrowed in good faith has been pursued, garnished and financially ruined when things go wrong, while the universities that pocketed the money walk away without consequence.
    — Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of garnished
Adjective
  • As if the dress on its own was enough to evoke the butterfly theme, Bassett’s hero accessory was an embellished butterfly clutch bag by Judith Leiber.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Raye Raye, who is set to perform solo as well as during a tribute to George Michael, sparkled on the carpet in an embellished Georges Hobeika dress.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of embellished

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“Decked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decked. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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