Synonyms of embossing

embossing

verb

present participle of emboss

as in decorating

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

the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorating
• adorning
• draping
• trimming
• embellishing
• ornamenting
• dressing
• garnishing
• painting
• decking
• beautifying
• enriching
• blazoning
• gussying up
• festooning
• arraying
• doing up
• bedecking
• gracing
• prettying (up)
• dolling up
• doing
• fancifying
• embroidering
• caparisoning
• bedizening
• emblazing
• glitzing (up)
• fancying up
• accessorizing
• trapping
• brightening
• ribboning
• gilding
• frilling
• braiding
• jeweling
• appliquéing
• tricking (out)
• dressing up
• feathering
• freshening
• swagging
• fringing
• sprucing (up)
• chasing
• hanging
• garlanding
• lacing
• smartening
• filleting
• flouncing
• figuring
• bossing
• wreathing
• filigreeing
• pearling
• redoing
• redecorating
• gemming
• diamonding
• impearling
• furbelowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disfiguring
• scarring
• marring
• streamlining
• spoiling
• defacing
• simplifying
• displaying
• revealing
• stripping
• exposing
• uncovering
• blemishing
• dismantling
• baring
• denuding
• divesting
• uglifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embossing

Guests gathered at The Corner to enjoy an evening of cocktails, light bites, live Joy nail art, notebook embossing from Moleskine, a special musical performance by Devon Thompson and more. —Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025

While the original design drawings were recovered, the technique for embossing the textile with flowers had been lost. —Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025