PRETTY (UP) Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

pretty (up)

verb

ˈpri-tē

Definition of pretty (up)

as in to adorn

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming you could pretty up the room rather inexpensively simply by painting it

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The Star-Telegram watched filming from a distance and saw an all-black car with a camera adorned to its roof driving behind a black sedan and black SUV.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
The delicate construction consisted of a high neck and long sleeves adorned with mauve silk bows at the wrists.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of adorn

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But a growing number of apartment decorating ideas now let renters change their walls without picking up a paintbrush.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Rooms are decorated with minibars crafted in Jaipur, flamboyantly upholstered chairs, Murano-glass chandeliers, and marbled wallpaper sourced and crafted in Italy.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of decorate

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