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Synonyms for embellishment in English

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  1. embellishment:
  2. embellish:

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Detailed Synonyms for embellishment in English

embellishment:

embellishment [the ~] noun

  1. the embellishment
    the embellishment; the cosmetics; the make-up; the greasepaint; the grease-paint
  2. the embellishment
    – the act of adding extraneous decorations to something 1
    the embellishment; the ornamentation
    – the act of adding extraneous decorations to something 1
  3. the embellishment
    – a superfluous ornament 1
    the embellishment
    – a superfluous ornament 1
  4. the embellishment
    – elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail 1
    the embroidery; the embellishment
    – elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail 1
    • embroidery [the ~] noun
    • embellishment [the ~] noun
      • the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings1

embellishment

  1. embellishment
    embellishment; adornment; decoration
  2. embellishment
    ornament; embellishment; ornamentation

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Alternate Synonyms for "embellishment":


Related Definitions for "embellishment":

  1. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something1
  2. a superfluous ornament1
  3. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail1
    • the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings1

embellish:

to embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)

  1. to embellish
    to embellish; to beautify; to decorate; to garnish; to trim; to dress up; to doll up
    • embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)
    • beautify verb (beautifys, beautified, beautifying)
    • decorate verb (decorates, decorated, decorating)
    • garnish verb (garnishes, garnished, garnishing)
    • trim verb (trims, trimmed, trimming)
    • dress up verb (dresss up, dressed up, dressing up)
    • doll up verb (dolls up, dolled up, dolling up)
  2. to embellish
    to embellish; to decorate; to beautify
    • embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)
    • decorate verb (decorates, decorated, decorating)
    • beautify verb (beautifys, beautified, beautifying)
  3. to embellish
    – make more beautiful 1
    to embellish; to beautify; fancify; prettify
    – make more beautiful 1
  4. to embellish
    – add details to 1
    to embellish; to lard; to embroider; to blow up; to dramatize; to pad; dramatise; aggrandise; aggrandize
    – add details to 1
    • embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)
    • lard verb (lards, larded, larding)
    • embroider verb (embroiders, embroidered, embroidering)
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • dramatize verb, American (dramatizes, dramatized, dramatizing)
    • pad verb (pads, padded, padding)
    • dramatise verb, British
    • aggrandise verb, British
    • aggrandize verb, American
  5. to embellish
    – make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 1
    to grace; to embellish; to adorn; to ornament; to decorate; to beautify
    – make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 1
    • grace verb (graces, graced, gracing)
    • embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)
    • adorn verb (adorns, adorned, adorning)
    • ornament verb (ornaments, ornamented, ornamenting)
    • decorate verb (decorates, decorated, decorating)
    • beautify verb (beautifys, beautified, beautifying)
      • beautify yourself for the special day1
  6. to embellish
    – be beautiful to look at 1
    to grace; to deck; to embellish; to adorn; to decorate; to beautify
    – be beautiful to look at 1
    • grace verb (graces, graced, gracing)
    • deck verb (decks, decked, decking)
    • embellish verb (embellishes, embellished, embellishing)
    • adorn verb (adorns, adorned, adorning)
      • Flowers adorned the tables everywhere1
    • decorate verb (decorates, decorated, decorating)
    • beautify verb (beautifys, beautified, beautifying)

Conjugations for embellish:

present
  1. embellish
  2. embellish
  3. embellishes
  4. embellish
  5. embellish
  6. embellish
simple past
  1. embellished
  2. embellished
  3. embellished
  4. embellished
  5. embellished
  6. embellished
present perfect
  1. have embellished
  2. have embellished
  3. has embellished
  4. have embellished
  5. have embellished
  6. have embellished
past continuous
  1. was embellishing
  2. were embellishing
  3. was embellishing
  4. were embellishing
  5. were embellishing
  6. were embellishing
future
  1. shall embellish
  2. will embellish
  3. will embellish
  4. shall embellish
  5. will embellish
  6. will embellish
continuous present
  1. am embellishing
  2. are embellishing
  3. is embellishing
  4. are embellishing
  5. are embellishing
  6. are embellishing
subjunctive
  1. be embellished
  2. be embellished
  3. be embellished
  4. be embellished
  5. be embellished
  6. be embellished
diverse
  1. embellish!
  2. let's embellish!
  5. embellished
  6. embellishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

embellish

  1. embellish
    embellish; beautify

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Antonyms for "embellish":


Related Definitions for "embellish":

  1. make more beautiful1
  2. add details to1
  3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.1
  4. be beautiful to look at1







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