FURBELOWS Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of furbelow

as in edgings

a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming she opted for a simple wedding dress that did without all the frills and furbelows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of furbelow

as in frills

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Noun

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
Prone to wearing clothes that suggest an overgrown pre-teen herself, all frills, flounces and bright colors, Martha doesn’t look like great maternal material to Claire, although this judgmental attitude may be evidence of her own maternal deficiencies.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026

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Verb

Still, Nay Palad is also actively involved in the protection and post-typhoon regeneration of the sprawling mangrove system that fringes the property on one side.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of fringes

Noun

Hathaway, styled by Erin Walsh, wore a white mini-dress from Blumarine’s resort 2027 collection, a cascade of semi-sheer, billowing fabric and arpeggiating white ruffles that culminated in a delicate halterneck.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Its high collar rose above the jacket, with more ruffles pushing past the sleeves at each wrist.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

Definition of ruffles

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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

Definition of frills

Noun

For much of the last decade, fintech has been focused on continuing to break down borders to advance business globalization.

— Eyal Lifshitz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The whale rescue would have the largest scope of any yet in the aquarium’s history, and is part of a large operation across multiple rescuers and borders, the aquarium said.

— Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

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Hamilton let his signature braids down ahead of his race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which marks the seventh stop on the Formula 1 calendar this year.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026

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