Synonyms of decorates

decorates

verb

present tense third-person singular of decorate

as in adorns

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

decorated the mansion's hallways with priceless paintings and luxurious tapestries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorns
• drapes
• trims
• dresses
• embellishes
• enriches
• beautifies
• ornaments
• paints
• graces
• festoons
• embosses
• bedecks
• decks
• garnishes
• does
• embroiders
• arrays
• dolls up
• bedizens
• brightens
• pretties (up)
• gussies up
• emblazes
• blazons
• caparisons
• does up
• accessorizes
• fancifies
• traps
• freshens
• hangs
• glitzes (up)
• chases
• tricks (out)
• fancies up
• smartens
• gilds
• garlands
• ribbons
• wreathes
• flounces
• spruces (up)
• redecorates
• dresses up
• bosses
• fringes
• feathers
• appliqués
• swags
• braids
• frills
• furbelows
• figures
• diamonds
• fillets
• jewels
• redoes
• laces
• gems
• filigrees
• pearls
• impearls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disfigures
• scars
• defaces
• simplifies
• reveals
• spoils
• mars
• displays
• streamlines
• exposes
• dismantles
• uncovers
• bares
• strips
• denudes
• divests
• blemishes
• uglifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decorates

In an Upper East Side townhouse, a woman decorates a Christmas tree only to discover a Tiffany Blue Box marked with a date of December 1992. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Whitney McLaughlin, an art teacher at the school, worked with students through an after-school mural program to create artwork that now decorates a building at the park. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Instead, old-school Milanese glamour decorates every one of the 301 rooms and suites. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

As strikes hit multiple Ukrainian regions and Russia’s Belgorod, Zelensky disputes claims of an energy-infrastructure truce while Moscow decorates a Baltic Sea ship captain and confirms a general’s death. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The print decorates a semi-sheer collarless evening jacket, an ideal day-to-night piece, according to Brock. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

The painting that decorates the ceiling, Apollo Slaying the Serpent Python, was created by the artist Eugène Delacroix. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

The first thing that hits you at Azuma Farm Koiwai is the fresh, calming smell of hinoki wood, which is layered on the lofty ceilings around the resort, and decorates the handful of quaint cabins that are dotted across its grounds. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 16 July 2026