Synonyms of gussy up

gussy up

verb

ˈgə-sē-ˈəp 

as in to decorate

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

gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gussy up

And as long as building owners gussy up their lobbies or add some amenities that make sense for the space, like a rooftop terrace, there’s usually a tenant for them. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2026

Kristin Keyes, interior designer in Nashville, Tennessee, is also a fan of drapery panels, particularly to highlight interior French doors and gussy up front doors. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 May 2026

This is increasingly becoming a thing theaters are experimenting with, tapping into the latest TikTok trends to gussy up your pop. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026

But why is Nvidia voluntarily forfeiting an accounting maneuver that helps companies gussy up their results? — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2026

Alongside letting fans treat Majima like a Ken doll by fashioning his outfits, hairstyles, makeup, and jewelry, the game allows players to customize and gussy up his sea vessel. — Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025

This luxe velvet Jennifer Behr Velvet Bow Barrette is classic enough to pair with jeans and a white tee, but can easily gussy up a nap dress with a clip of its barrette (no behind-the-head, blind-tying necessary). — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 27 Sep. 2024

Our readers offered their hacks to gussy up a frozen pizza and tips to make it from scratch. — Tejal Rao, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024

Took several payments of $350,000—to gussy up China’s image in the West. — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 July 2023