ornamented 1 of 2

past tense of ornament

ornamented

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ornamented
Adjective
Overblown, ostentatious hybrids of classical and local styles, kitschily ornamented with classical detail, all on a scale meant to be overwhelming rather than inviting—that’s what Big Brother’s city hall always looks like. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025 But certainly for most of the history, people looked to alligators or crocodiles to imagine what dinosaurs were like, and that’s drab and greenish and not ornamented. Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025 The men are artfully dressed in Victorian silk dresses, their coiffed hair braided, and ornamented (in Park’s case) with a simple crown of three spheres. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Both of their homes are ornamented with distinct lines of grass and dirt on them around 2-3 feet above the ground, a marker for how high the water rose. Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornamented
Verb
  • The space has been decorated with powder pink rugs; stonewashed walls and mustard couches.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The spooky lights are setting the mood inside and out, the doorway is decorated with pumpkins, skeletons and spiderwebs, the playlist is ready for the monsters to mash and the food table is topped with some grossly realistic-looking grub.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • North's friend played the role of Usher, rocking an all-white outfit adorned with a single white glove — just like the musician wore — and lip-syncing into a microphone.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The water-resistant design features a grinning bird in a pilgrim hat perched atop a giant pumpkin adorned with a festive greeting.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Givenchy also created a replica of the five-strand pearl necklace that draped across Hepburn’s collarbone.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Jw Pei Hana Tote Bag Made from a luxe-looking faux suede fabric, this medium-sized purse can be worn as a shoulder bag or draped over your wrist as a small tote bag.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This training will be in water so come dressed to get wet.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • K-pop star Choi Soobin made his first solo appearance at Paris Fashion Week for Valentino, and has been spotted decked head-to-toe in the brand at recent appearances.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At the Casamigos Halloween Party, the singer wore an embellished Dodgers baseball uniform, a replica of the ensemble Elton John wore for his concerts at Dodger Stadium in 1975.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Draped in orange velvet curtains, layered with vintage rugs and filled with embellished pieces that feel as if they’ve been discovered in another time, the space is designed to create an atmosphere that blurs the line between fashion and fantasy.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Christmas market in Ban Jelačić Square has the city’s big, bedecked tree, concerts and cultural performances, plus market stalls selling gifts, handicrafts, and bites like fritule (crispy miniature doughnut balls).
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The test focuses on Lightbridge Fuel, a proprietary design that utilizes an enriched uranium-zirconium metallic alloy.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Digital experiences aim to blur the lines between the physical and the virtual world, thereby providing a seamless and enriched end-user experience.
    Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Ornamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamented. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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