DRAPED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

draped

verb

past tense of drape

as in adorned

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities

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Recent Examples of draped Tactile wallpapers, four-poster beds draped in maroon velvets, the sort of excess that feels just right. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Standing together atop the first-place position, the two posed for photos with Hughes’ arm draped around Hernandez. —

Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 After the services, an American flag was draped on Kilduff's casket and it was placed on a firetruck outside the church while a sea of firefighters paid tribute. —

Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 1 June 2026 With a simple pair of black flats and a light sweater draped over her shoulders, her light blue satin slip dress ceases to be reserved for special occasions. —

Michel Mejía, Glamour, 30 May 2026 These hoops are flexible, arched supports that stake into the ground; the cloth is draped over the hoops as needed to shield plants from the hot sun. —

Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026 No one wanted to stand behind the commanding warriors, draped in blankets and furs, brass hoops in their earlobes, medals and wampum on their strong chests, silver armbands glinting in the light. —

Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 He is said to have draped the shrine in striped red wool. —

Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 25 May 2026 Rihanna, draped in gunmetal Margiela couture, created yet another Met moment, a year after debuting her baby bump on the carpet (her second time doing so, with her third child Rocki). —

Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026

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Tents are adorned with explorer-style campaign furniture and Zanzibari trunks and illuminated by Earth tones that complement—but not compete with—the natural beauty of surrounding grasslands.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The palace is a fantasia, with a courtyard that does not lead to any rooms and three towers topped by onion domes—the tallest of which was dedicated to Stockalper’s namesake, Kaspar, of the Three Magi, and adorned by symbols of the sun.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026