Synonyms of garnishing

garnishing

verb

present participle of garnish

as in decorating

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

a chef who never served any dish without first garnishing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorating
• adorning
• draping
• trimming
• ornamenting
• dressing
• embellishing
• beautifying
• enriching
• embossing
• festooning
• painting
• gracing
• arraying
• decking
• blazoning
• bedecking
• gussying up
• doing
• fancifying
• prettying (up)
• doing up
• dolling up
• accessorizing
• bedizening
• emblazing
• caparisoning
• embroidering
• brightening
• glitzing (up)
• fancying up
• trapping
• freshening
• filleting
• chasing
• hanging
• braiding
• tricking (out)
• smartening
• frilling
• sprucing (up)
• ribboning
• garlanding
• swagging
• bossing
• dressing up
• appliquéing
• gilding
• figuring
• jeweling
• flouncing
• fringing
• lacing
• wreathing
• feathering
• redecorating
• filigreeing
• redoing
• impearling
• pearling
• diamonding
• gemming
• furbelowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spoiling
• marring
• disfiguring
• displaying
• defacing
• streamlining
• simplifying
• stripping
• scarring
• revealing
• exposing
• dismantling
• uncovering
• blemishing
• baring
• denuding
• divesting
• uglifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of garnishing

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, tassels were generally used as garnishing accents in the home, representing opulence and culture. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 28 July 2026

When the debt is satisfied, or the order is lifted or expires, your employer has to stop garnishing your pay. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026

To collect the civil judgment, her attorneys will rely on an anti-terrorist law to pursue frozen Cuban assets in this country - an arduous process that will involve finding the assets, garnishing them and then obtaining President Bush’s approval to tap them. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026

Add a pop of color by garnishing it with lemon and lime slices. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 May 2026

But the government may resume garnishing wages, so experts advise making efforts to get out of default as soon as possible. — Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026

Some Republicans want to do nothing different and simply start garnishing wages. — Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

Wait to stir it in until the very end to preserve its fresh flavor, and reserve a little for garnishing each dish before serving. — Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026

Over the summer, the department also walked back its plan to begin garnishing certain borrowers' Social Security payments. — Annie Nova, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026