Synonyms of draped

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorned
• decorated
• dressed
• ornamented
• festooned
• trimmed
• decked
• bedecked
• graced
• painted
• embellished
• arrayed
• garnished
• embossed
• enriched
• bedizened
• beautified
• blazoned
• caparisoned
• gussied up
• embroidered
• dolled up
• emblazed
• prettied (up)
• did up
• trapped
• accessorized
• fancified
• did
• garlanded
• glitzed (up)
• fancied up
• brightened
• hung
• fringed
• ribboned
• wreathed
• freshened
• tricked (out)
• dressed up
• braided
• flounced
• chased
• gilded
• laced
• smartened
• frilled
• filleted
• jeweled
• spruced (up)
• feathered
• swagged
• figured
• filigreed
• bossed
• appliquéd
• gemmed
• pearled
• redecorated
• impearled
• redid
• diamonded
• furbelowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scarred
• marred
• disfigured
• defaced
• exposed
• spoiled
• displayed
• simplified
• stripped
• blemished
• revealed
• streamlined
• denuded
• uncovered
• dismantled
• bared
• divested
• uglified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of draped

The latest, directed by Julio Quintana, stars Zachary Levi and is fitfully diverting, draped with calming New Mexico scenery. — Michael Phillips, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

The Ritz Silk Varsity Jacket and Short are cut from silk, with a relaxed, softly draped silhouetted, rich brown colorblocking and subtle gold accents. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Anti-drone netting is draped over streets where children once roamed freely. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Tropical disturbance in the Gulf Coast Rain is expected to continue in central Florida, where a stalling frontal system is now draped. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

The Palais Brongniart, Paris’s grand former stock exchange, had been draped in rich burgundy fabric for the occasion. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

Instead, overtones accumulate and churn and a loose banner of guitar is draped across the song. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Lu added that they would eventually be draped in real greenery, not the plastic version. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

In a tense interview last week on Israel’s Channel 13, the reporter Raviv Drucker pressed Abraham on the film’s choice to show its subjects draped in shadow to conceal their identities—saying the approach lacks journalistic rigor. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026