Synonyms of decorating

decorating

verb

present participle of decorate

as in adorning

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

• adorning
• draping
• trimming
• dressing
• ornamenting
• painting
• beautifying
• embellishing
• enriching
• festooning
• garnishing
• decking
• embossing
• doing
• gracing
• bedecking
• gussying up
• blazoning
• arraying
• embroidering
• doing up
• accessorizing
• prettying (up)
• fancifying
• dolling up
• brightening
• caparisoning
• emblazing
• trapping
• bedizening
• fancying up
• glitzing (up)
• freshening
• hanging
• chasing
• redecorating
• braiding
• tricking (out)
• smartening
• sprucing (up)
• swagging
• gilding
• dressing up
• garlanding
• figuring
• appliquéing
• ribboning
• filleting
• frilling
• bossing
• redoing
• jeweling
• wreathing
• flouncing
• fringing
• feathering
• lacing
• filigreeing
• pearling
• gemming
• diamonding
• impearling
• furbelowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defacing
• simplifying
• spoiling
• disfiguring
• marring
• displaying
• streamlining
• scarring
• stripping
• dismantling
• revealing
• exposing
• uncovering
• denuding
• blemishing
• baring
• divesting
• uglifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decorating

Fairytale was the theme for Chanel — decorating a faux salon at the Grand Palais with giant vines and surreal flowers, inspired by both Jack and the Beanstalk and the 1990s movie Jumanji. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026

The couple reportedly transformed Madison Square Garden into a forest, decorating the venue with real trees. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 July 2026

This disaccharide is found decorating the cells of nonprimate mammals, including cows and pigs, but it’s also released in the saliva of ticks, particularly the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

True Limoges will have at least two marks on it—a factory mark and a decorating mark—and will sometimes have an import mark identifying the retailer where it was originally sold. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

One of the women taking part in today's yoga class is 27-year-old Ruth Kiarie, a single mother who joined Buildher's painting and decorating cohort just two weeks earlier. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

The decision also reflected a larger change in the way Taylor thought about decorating. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

In fact, decorating your cubicle versus your laptop screen, might just be the way to move your career forward. — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026