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

Among them was Marjorie Estimé, who wore a Haitian flag draped around her neck. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

European clients ordered the domestic panorama in custom sizes for the parlor and hung twenty-two arrangeable panels of distant islands and homogenized races draped in foliage and Neoclassical dress—the first garden, before knowing arrived. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

In Gaza City, row after row of human remains — 112 people in all, and hauntingly from the same extended family — were laid in the morning sun, each draped in a Palestinian flag. — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Wicker looks as if it’s been artfully draped across the seat and back rest of these chairs, balancing the rigid frame with some softness. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

Schobel completed a beautiful pass rolling to his right to Dane Jones, who reeled in the pass despite having a defender draped all over him. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

My grandfather, PopPop, is 99 and still shucks oysters using a bandana draped over one hand and a pocketknife in the other. — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

In the picture, Haaland draped his arm around Jordan’s shoulder as both smiled. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

From the Great Hall draped in banners honouring legends from the past that welcomes fans through to the exhaustive Yankee Museum, reminders of the team’s glorious past are everywhere. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026