FANCIED UP Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

fancied up

verb

past tense of fancy up

as in adorned

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels

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French doors adorned with Asian motifs lead to marble bathrooms outfitted with walk-in rain showers, jetted tubs, and TVs embedded in the mirrors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Flowering Branches For Madison Childs Boniface and Jordan Lee’s January 2026 wedding at a historic theater in Paris, the tables were adorned with flowering branch centerpieces—the perfect nod to the winter season.

— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026

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The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The actress’ clear beds were bedazzled and decorated with watermarks that stretched across her cuticles and up to her tips, which were filed round and kept long.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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