as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of festooned
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The great tree is festooned with receptors and wires.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
That firmament is all the more magnificent when it is festooned with colorful ribbons of light, which can happen as many as 200 nights per year.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
The Oval Office has been festooned with gilt and gold on the fireplace and the walls and even the ceiling.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Bieber smiled at his son as the tot took in his surroundings, which had been festooned with fairy lights.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
So a pizza oven became a metal recycling center; a noodle bar was festooned wth colorful fiber-optic cables; a sunglasses kiosk became a rewiring station, while a juice bar became a charging station.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
On the footwear front, Isabel Marant showed black suede slouchy boots festooned with silver hardware on its fall 2025 catwalk, while Jil Sander opted for pointy flats covered in spiky studs.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The great tree is festooned with receptors and wires.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
That firmament is all the more magnificent when it is festooned with colorful ribbons of light, which can happen as many as 200 nights per year.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
The Oval Office has been festooned with gilt and gold on the fireplace and the walls and even the ceiling.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Bieber smiled at his son as the tot took in his surroundings, which had been festooned with fairy lights.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
So a pizza oven became a metal recycling center; a noodle bar was festooned wth colorful fiber-optic cables; a sunglasses kiosk became a rewiring station, while a juice bar became a charging station.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
On the footwear front, Isabel Marant showed black suede slouchy boots festooned with silver hardware on its fall 2025 catwalk, while Jil Sander opted for pointy flats covered in spiky studs.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festooned
Verb
-
Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
-
Hanging from these are chandelier-like devices adorned with five or six electrodes dangling into the water, all powered by a booming gas generator on the boat.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Anyhow, who cares about three rooms and two baths in an open floor plan if the open floor plan is decorated with sand dunes and airborne silt!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
-
The enormous bed is upholstered in green velvet, a custom Lawson Fenning, and the living room was decorated with pieces from Soho Home and a treasure trove of 1stDibs finds like midcentury chairs by William Hinn.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
In addition to keeping you warm and cozy through the fall and winter, the blanket can also double as decor when draped across the end of a bed or a sectional.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
-
Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Festooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festooned. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share