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

On this day, as the NHL chartered most of its Olympians to Milan and teams stepped into a rink draped in Olympic logos for practice, the dream became real. —Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026

The low-down dive bar is draped in painterly shadows inspired by Renaissance masters, the stale cigarette stench palpable. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Russell's most famous photograph, from The Outlaw, lying in hay with her blouse draped off her shoulder, sultry and dangerous; the family surrounding Waterfield's bust at his Hall of Fame induction. —CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026

Local businesses closed for the day, and buildings were draped in black fabric, as if observing a funeral. —Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026

Christian Gonzalez New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez wore a brown wool felt jacket from Bottega Veneta draped over an Enfants Riches Déprimés White ‘Devil In Disguise’ T-Shirt. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026

Wadstrom filled its interior with colorful pillows and draped the entrance with a string of bright pennants. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026

His sitters often draped themselves in a variety of West African textiles—paying homage to the centrality of the textile in African sartorialism—as well as cloths from Europe and the Islamic world. —Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026

Robbie's custom Chanel creation included a corseted bodice and a floor-length velvet skirt embellished with feathers and silk petals, which was draped over ivory silk faille. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026