Synonyms of frills

frills 1 of 2

noun

plural of frill

1

as in edgings

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

• edgings
• flounces
• ruffles
• furbelows
• trims
• borders
• fringes
• skirtings
• ruffs
• pleats
• plaits
• buntings

2

as in amenities

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

• amenities
• luxuries
• extras
• indulgences
• comforts
• superfluities
• options
• extravagances
• accessories
• niceties
• nonessentials
• delicacies
• dainties
• accoutrements
• treats
• bells and whistles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• requirements
• necessities
• essentials
• basics
• fundamentals
• musts

3

as in ornamentations

something that decorates or beautifies

a birthday cake decorated with frills like edible glitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ornamentations
• ornaments
• decorations
• adornments
• trims
• embellishments
• garnishes
• garnitures
• caparisons
• doodads
• garnishments
• beautifiers
• fripperies
• setoffs
• embellishers
• fineries
• furbelows
• ruffles
• embroideries
• flounces
• glitters
• furnishings
• apparels
• filigrees
• enhancements
• frostings
• improvements
• flourishes
• appliqués
• figures
• bells and whistles
• trappings
• chichis
• enrichments
• blazonries
• emblazonries
• bric-a-brac
• foofaraws
• froufrous
• designs
• embossments
• patterns
• gilts
• regalia
• fal-lals
• bedizenments
• fancyworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• blemishes
• stains
• spots
• blots
• disfigurements
• defacements

frills

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of frill

as in furbelows

Related Words

• furbelows
• flounces
• feathers
• ribbons
• swags
• fringes
• garlands
• laces
• braids
• fillets
• embroiders
• figures
• filigrees
• wreathes
• appliqués
• hangs
• bosses
• chases
• gilds
• gems
• jewels
• paints
• smartens
• diamonds
• pearls
• freshens
• brightens
• traps
• tricks (out)
• spruces (up)
• accessorizes
• garnishes
• drapes
• festoons
• ornaments
• impearls
• dresses
• trims
• graces
• decks
• dresses up
• adorns
• embellishes
• redoes
• decorates
• redecorates
• beautifies
• embosses
• bedecks
• enriches
• arrays
• bedizens
• gussies up
• blazons
• pretties (up)
• caparisons
• dolls up
• does up
• fancifies
• fancies up
• emblazes
• does
• glitzes (up)

Dissimilar Words

• scars
• spoils
• mars
• disfigures
• simplifies
• displays
• defaces
• strips
• reveals
• streamlines
• blemishes
• bares
• denudes
• exposes
• dismantles
• divests
• uncovers
• uglifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frills

Noun

Tailor The Experience To Your Audience One strategy is understanding the audience and their preferred user interface—developers do not appreciate wasting tokens or time on frills rather than the substance of their ask. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation might've taken the Editors' Choice title for their extra frills, but these entry-level buds sure hold their own in the open-ear category. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

In the photo, Kate leaned against a rock while sporting a black hooded windbreaker and baseball cap, no frills outside of her sapphire and diamond wedding and engagement ring by way of Princess Diana. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 June 2026

For some, summer is about wearing lightweight bohemian pieces, like flowing blouses, voluminous dresses, a lots of frills and flounces. — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 28 June 2026

No frills are left to entice or distract passengers. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

There are no frills to the moment, just her and her microphone. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2026

One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

Simple, no frills, and a tradition made with so much love and soul for over 70 years. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 31 May 2026