Synonyms of diamond

diamond 1 of 2

noun

as in gem

someone or something that is highly valued or admired

With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.

Related Words

• gem
• jewel
• marvel
• pearl
• wonder
• treasure
• crown jewel
• plum
• imperial
• phenomenon
• prodigy
• catch
• peach
• daisy
• sensation
• beauty
• sweetheart
• ripper
• beaut
• hot stuff
• dream
• pip
• snorter
• pippin
• ripsnorter
• lulu
• humdinger
• lollapalooza
• honey
• corker
• dilly
• standout
• hummer
• crackerjack
• doozy
• dandy
• sockdolager
• cat's meow
• bee's knees
• knockout
• nifty
• jim-dandy

Dissimilar Words

• lemon
• turkey
• loser
• failure
• flop
• bust
• disappointment
• dud
• stinker
• letdown

diamond

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verb

as in to gem

to make more attractive by or as if by adding diamonds

The ballroom soon filled with diamonded guests ready to dance.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diamond

Noun

Kelce, in collaboration with jewelry designer Kindred Lubeck and Artifex Fine Jewelry, designed the ring, which features a massive Old Mine brilliant cut diamond. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

In West Sacramento, where the Los Angeles Dodgers are visiting the Athletics this week, the big screen at Sutter Health Park was showing the soccer game before players take the diamond. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Verb

Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025

Lucid in its clean, limpid minimalism, Mitchell’s prose was like a beautiful, clear river, its bottom not muddy but sparkling—sparkling with what might simply be gravel catching the light or, perhaps, diamonds worth diving for. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025