Synonyms of frill

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noun

1

as in edging

a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming

I just had to sew the frill onto the bottom of the skirt and the dress was finished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edging
• flounce
• ruffle
• border
• skirting
• fringe
• trim
• furbelow
• ruff
• pleat
• plait
• bunting

2

as in luxury

something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary

didn't get any food or drinks on the no-frills flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luxury
• amenity
• extra
• indulgence
• superfluity
• comfort
• option
• extravagance
• accessory
• nicety
• dainty
• treat
• nonessential
• accessary
• delicacy
• accoutrement
• accouterment
• bells and whistles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• must
• essential
• requirement
• necessity
• fundamental
• basic

3

as in ornamentation

something that decorates or beautifies

a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ornamentation
• decoration
• ornament
• adornment
• trim
• embellishment
• garnish
• garniture
• setoff
• caparison
• garnishment
• glitter
• doodad
• beautifier
• embroidery
• ruffle
• frippery
• finery
• flounce
• frosting
• embellisher
• froufrou
• apparel
• filigree
• enhancement
• design
• improvement
• blazonry
• furnishings
• flourish
• pattern
• enrichment
• appliqué
• fancywork
• bells and whistles
• chichi
• foofaraw
• furbelow
• gilt
• emblazonry
• embossment
• trappings
• bric-a-brac
• fal-lal
• regalia
• figure
• bedizenment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• blemish
• disfigurement
• spot
• stain
• blot
• defacement

frill

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verb

as in to ribbon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ribbon
• fringe
• lace
• feather
• fillet
• braid
• flounce
• garland
• embroider
• wreathe
• figure
• filigree
• furbelow
• hang
• chase
• boss
• swag
• paint
• gild
• gem
• pearl
• appliqué
• diamond
• brighten
• freshen
• spruce (up)
• smarten
• jewel
• trap
• accessorize
• trick (out)
• ornament
• drape
• garnish
• adorn
• dress up
• dress
• deck
• trim
• decorate
• embellish
• redo
• array
• impearl
• grace
• beautify
• redecorate
• festoon
• emboss
• pretty (up)
• bedeck
• enrich
• blazon
• bedizen
• caparison
• fancify
• fancy up
• doll up
• emblaze
• do
• glitz (up)
• gussy up
• do up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• spoil
• disfigure
• simplify
• mar
• reveal
• streamline
• display
• bare
• strip
• deface
• blemish
• expose
• uncover
• dismantle
• divest
• denude
• uglify

Examples of frill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

What to Consider The hip vibe will either enchant you or leave you longing for some old-fashioned Venetian frills. —Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2024

The dinosaur's bony neck frill might have been interpreted in early illustrations as mammal-like external ears, with its beak indicating a creature that was part-bird, leading to the eventual addition of wings. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024

Verb

Summer has officially arrived in that terracotta Temperley London dress, with plunging neckline, ruffled skirt and frilled short sleeves. —Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 3 July 2018

At separate ends of town, two buxom madams and their bevies of painted, frilled and scandalously clad ladies welcomed miners and threw lavish parties. —Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 16 June 2018