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pretty (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pretty (up)

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

you could pretty up the room rather inexpensively simply by painting it

Synonyms of pretty (up)

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, decorate, do, do up, doll up, drape, dress, embellish, emblaze, emboss, enrich, fancify, fancy up, festoon, garnish, glitz (up), grace, gussy up, ornament, trim

Words Related to pretty (up)

accessorize, dress up, trap, trick (out)

brighten, freshen, smarten, spruce (up)

braid, embroider, feather, figure, filigree, fillet, flounce, frill, fringe, furbelow, garland, hang, lace, ribbon, swag, wreathe

appliqué, gild, paint

diamond, gem, impearl, jewel, pearl

redecorate, redo

Near Antonyms of pretty (up)

simplify, streamline

bare, denude, dismantle, display, divest, expose, reveal, strip, uncover

Antonyms of pretty (up)

blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

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