trick (out)

verb

Definition of trick (out)next
as in to pretty (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trick (out)
  1. dress up
  2. trap
  3. enrich
  4. accessorize
  5. adorn
  6. beautify
  7. fancy up
  8. decorate
Verb
  • Wear them with a black dress for a fall wedding or let the leopard print dress up a simple cocktail party look.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Wear them with slacks and a blazer to work, with flowy fall dresses and pencil skirts, or with wide-leg pants to dress up a casual look.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dress up
Verb
  • Federal government attorneys say the lawsuits are a backdoor way to regulate heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions and amount to an unconstitutional power grab.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This is a person who’s really isolated herself, who has run from love, who has thought of love as a trap, and who has done everything in her power not to be trapped.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of trap
Verb
  • For Jensen, moments like these can enrich the practices of both recording and listening.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, without the animal manure that farmers once used to enrich the soil, the farmers’ seedlings struggle to germinate.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of enrich
Verb
  • Shoes are the one-and-done item that can immediately upgrade your fall wardrobe without having to accessorize, layer, or add anything else.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Apple's new foldable iPhone won't be hitting shelves for weeks, but eager fans are already thinking about how to accessorize it – and protect it.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of accessorize
Verb
  • The silhouette, which brought back the trend of years gone by, was equipped with a panel on the front adorned with floral motifs, pearls and vines, all in gold that, from afar, looked like sequins.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Murals of a variety of styles continue to adorn buildings, walls and parks in the Sacramento region, with varying degrees of issues and controversy and connections to art, history and community.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of adorn
Verb
  • Having the marram grass there will mean one less chore for the maintenance crews in the busy summer season as well as beautifying the entrance to the campground, Deerwester said.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This collection does not beautify quotidian messiness but shows us how love celebrates our imperfections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of beautify
Verb
  • Here's another opportunity to fancy up a box of cake mix.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Definition of fancy up
Verb
  • You’re pointed to the hotel entrance by a series of discrete signs in gold lettering, where lifts take you to the beautiful 10th floor lobby decorated in cream and white and accented with simple, bold artworks, also in gold.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Clarins brand developed travel retail sets with boxes decorated uniquely for the city the traveler is in, highlighting moments of discovery.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorate
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“Trick (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trick%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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