Synonyms of embellished

embellished 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in enlarged

Related Words

• enlarged
• embroidered
• padded
• stretched
• exaggerated
• magnified
• overstated
• inflated
• elaborated
• overplayed
• overblown
• overemphasized
• overdrawn
• overdone
• hyperbolized
• hyped-up
• bloated
• outsize
• grandiose
• unrealistic
• unreasonable
• unreal
• preposterous
• overweening

Dissimilar Words

• reasonable
• realistic

2

as in decorated

Related Words

• decorated
• adorned
• trimmed
• ornamented
• dressed
• decked
• garnished
• enriched
• bedecked
• elaborate
• beautified
• arrayed
• frilly
• lacy
• gaudy
• showy
• flowery
• glitzy
• garish
• tawdry
• enhanced
• intensified
• extreme
• flashy
• heightened
• swank
• ostentatious
• ornate
• loud
• bedaubed
• pretentious
• spectacular
• flamboyant
• overwrought
• extravagant
• gingerbread
• baroque
• rococo
• arabesque
• overdecorated
• florid
• bedizened
• splashy
• gingerbreaded
• gingerbready
• in the chips
• privileged
• fussy
• advantaged
• blessed

Dissimilar Words

• stripped
• exposed
• naked
• simple
• uncovered
• bare
• modest
• plain
• understated
• restrained
• subdued
• muted
• tasteful
• conservative
• unadorned
• quiet
• unassuming
• unpretentious
• unobtrusive
• severe
• denuded
• stark
• austere
• deprived
• short
• indebted
• reduced
• disadvantaged
• ruined
• pinched
• bankrupt
• toned-down
• depressed
• broke
• insolvent
• underprivileged
• low
• straitened
• hand-to-mouth
• poor
• impoverished
• unaffluent
• pauperized
• beggared
• penniless
• destitute
• needy
• indigent
• bankrupted
• impecunious
• skint
• penurious
• poverty-stricken

embellished

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verb

past tense of embellish

1

as in exaggerated

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

the story of the comic marriage proposal was embellished as it passed from one generation to the next in the family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerated
• padded
• colored
• embroidered
• enhanced
• expanded
• hyperbolized
• stretched
• elaborated (on)
• magnified
• satirized
• emphasized
• amplified
• enlarged (on or upon)
• fleshed (out)
• overstated
• stressed
• hedged
• overemphasized
• caricatured
• gussied up
• overplayed
• dressed up
• played up
• fudged
• overdid
• overdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• understated
• belittled
• played down

2

as in adorned

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

the walls of the French restaurant are embellished with scenes of Parisian life

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embellished

Adjective

Best fall dresses XSCAPE Caviar-Beaded Illusion Dress has an edgy yet elegant design with embellished sleeves and a keyhole neckline. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

The actor wore a long, embellished coat with her ultra-dark espresso waves parted in the middle and styled in loose, super-shiny waves that flowed down past her shoulders. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Nov. 2026

The shoes fit in with her gown, which featured an embellished lattice white skirt and bodice contrasted by a black lace bust; a bow adorned the dress at the meeting point of these two juxtaposed sections. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Marchetto was keen to push beyond the typical bridal redesign, instead opting for tailored trousers and a matching bomber jacket with heavily embellished cuffs. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Raye Raye, who is set to perform solo as well as during a tribute to George Michael, sparkled on the carpet in an embellished Georges Hobeika dress. — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, the tray, crafted from natural capiz shell and embellished with gold leaf fragments, is a signature MacKenzie-Childs piece, reimagined to echo Dibs’ hero innovation, the Status Stick Face-and-Body Highlighter. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Last week, Reyes launched a formal inquiry into whether federal officials—including Justice Department attorneys who owe professional duties as members of a bar—misled, obfuscated or embellished in their representations to the judge. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Chrisley embellished her look by including monarch butterflies in her hair and along her dress, adding green earrings, an emerald diamond necklace and a matching bracelet. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

The women project grace and femininity, and their dresses are embellished with rows of colorful ribbons at the hem, so their twirling creates a kaleidoscope of color. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

George Lutz rejected the suggestion that the entire experience was fabricated and continued to maintain that his family had encountered unexplained phenomena in the house, although some details of the story were embellished over time. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026

Kohn suggests his hikes’ reputation may have been somewhat embellished. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Among the most striking pieces was a lilac silk-faille corset embellished with black lace and jet beading, drawing directly on the colors and materials of Victorian mourning dress. — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026