Synonyms of gilded

gilded 1 of 2

adjective

variants or gilt

1

as in gold

covered in a thin layer of gold

An antique mirror in a gilded frame hung over the marble fireplace.

Related Words

• gold
• golden
• laced
• gold-plated
• wreathed
• embroidered
• bejeweled
• embossed
• fringed
• sequined
• chased
• garlanded
• emblazoned
• flounced
• bossed

2

as in wealthy

coming from or characterized by wealth and luxury

The exclusive nightclub was a popular hangout among the city's gilded youth.

The grand hotel has been lovingly restored to its former gilded splendor.

Related Words

• wealthy
• affluent
• rich
• baroque
• thriving
• prosperous
• opulent
• decorated
• moneyed
• prospering
• successful
• well-to-do
• silk-stocking
• extravagant
• fat-cat
• comfortable
• rococo
• propertied
• privileged
• better-off
• well-endowed
• substantial
• flourishing
• loaded
• well-heeled
• gaudy
• arabesque
• flush
• well-off
• advantaged
• well-fixed
• ornamented
• glitzy
• deep-pocketed
• spectacular
• blessed
• tawdry
• fat
• showy
• garish
• ornate
• swank
• adorned
• flamboyant
• ostentatious
• trimmed
• flashy
• embellished
• elaborate
• pretentious
• loud
• splashy
• decked
• in the chips
• bedecked
• bedaubed
• dressed
• enriched
• garnished
• extreme
• frilly
• flowery
• lacy
• arrayed
• enhanced
• beautified
• overwrought
• heightened
• intensified
• florid
• gingerbread
• bedizened
• overdecorated
• fussy
• gingerbreaded
• gingerbready

Dissimilar Words

• naked
• bare
• stripped
• exposed
• simple
• modest
• uncovered
• conservative
• plain
• restrained
• subdued
• unadorned
• quiet
• muted
• unassuming
• tasteful
• understated
• unpretentious
• austere
• severe
• unobtrusive
• denuded
• stark
• deprived
• disadvantaged
• bankrupt
• indebted
• ruined
• short
• underprivileged
• broke
• reduced
• insolvent
• pinched
• low
• depressed
• poor
• toned-down
• hand-to-mouth
• straitened
• impoverished
• unaffluent
• penniless
• destitute
• indigent
• pauperized
• penurious
• needy
• beggared
• impecunious
• skint
• bankrupted
• poverty-stricken

gilded

2 of 2

verb

variants or gilt

past tense of gild

1

as in varnished

Related Words

• varnished
• whitewashed
• covered (up)
• glossed (over)
• camouflaged
• buried
• smothered
• shaded
• darkened
• occluded
• eclipsed
• overshadowed
• clouded
• concealed
• veiled
• curtained
• obstructed
• overcast
• blocked
• bedimmed
• obscured
• cloaked
• disguised
• hid
• beclouded
• shrouded
• masked
• blanketed
• blotted out
• covered
• enshrouded
• screened
• suppressed
• belied
• occulted
• befogged
• papered over

Dissimilar Words

• exposed
• displayed
• revealed
• showed
• uncovered
• presented
• disclosed
• bared
• unveiled
• divulged
• brought out
• illuminated
• unmasked
• uncloaked
• published
• clarified
• spread
• advertised
• proclaimed
• got out
• broadcast
• publicized
• aired

2

as in painted

Related Words

• painted
• jeweled
• embroidered
• garlanded
• ribboned
• feathered
• fringed
• wreathed
• filigreed
• braided
• frilled
• flounced
• hung
• filleted
• appliquéd
• laced
• gemmed
• swagged
• pearled
• figured
• chased
• diamonded
• redecorated
• adorned
• impearled
• ornamented
• furbelowed
• brightened
• bossed
• decorated
• freshened
• draped
• embellished
• embossed
• festooned
• spruced (up)
• redid
• bedizened
• trapped
• decked
• accessorized
• garnished
• graced
• enriched
• beautified
• smartened
• bedecked
• tricked (out)
• blazoned
• caparisoned
• trimmed
• arrayed
• dressed up
• gussied up
• dressed
• fancified
• prettied (up)
• dolled up
• emblazed
• fancied up
• did up
• glitzed (up)
• did

Dissimilar Words

• scarred
• disfigured
• defaced
• marred
• spoiled
• blemished
• simplified
• streamlined
• exposed
• stripped
• displayed
• denuded
• revealed
• dismantled
• uncovered
• bared
• divested
• uglified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gilded

Adjective

The commission also recommended, as an alternative, shortening the arch itself while making the gilded statue even taller—a compromise that would leave the arch squat beneath a top-heavy sculpture. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

The gilded piece also featured an intricate array of pendants held in place by strings of gold beads that wrapped around the singer’s rib cage. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026

She was made of gilded plaster. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Darden also notes that scenic wallpapers, gilded mirrors, marble elements, European antique art, and Louis the 16th-style furniture are common sights in Parisian homes and restaurants. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026