adorn
Add decorative touches
To adorn is to add decoration or ornamentation, making something more attractive or impressive: She adorned the mantle with fresh flowers.
The word suggests tasteful embellishment rather than gaudy excess.
People adorn themselves with jewelry; buildings are adorned with carvings.
Figuratively, qualities can adorn: Wisdom adorns the soul.
Add decorative elements
- bedeckTo ornament elaborately
- festoonOrnamental hanging chain
- deckShip's flat surface
- garnishDecorative food topping
trim · array · drape · wreathe · grace · gild · enrich · beautify
Cutting away excess
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- sequinDecorative clothing disc
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
applique · lace · brocade · filigree · plume · ribbon · embroidery · gilding
Add decorative extras
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- apparelClothing collectively
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
jewelry · costume · finery · regalia · accoutrements · millinery · baubles · trinkets
Complex and detailed
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
baroque · rococo · intricate · embellished · florid · resplendent · bejeweled · ornamental
embellish
Add decorative elements
garnish · trim · array · drape · wreathe · grace · gild · enrich · beautify · spangle
trimming
Cutting away excess
beading · applique · lace · brocade · filigree · plume · ribbon · embroidery · gilding · spangle
accessorize
Add decorative extras
couture · jewelry · costume · finery · regalia · accoutrements · millinery · baubles · trinkets · gemstones
elaborate
Complex and detailed
sumptuous · baroque · rococo · intricate · embellished · florid · resplendent · bejeweled · ornamental · overwrought
- embellishmentsembellish, trimming, garnishing, bedecking, beautifying
- decoratebeautify, embellish, garnish, bedeck, prettify
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- preparationprepare, preparing, ready, readies, readiness
- trick outtrick out, tricked out, soup up, pimp out, pimped out
adornsimplify
Make less complex
streamline · strip down · minimize · reduce · plain
- body adornmentDecoration worn physically
- without adornment
adore, adorable, adored, adoring, adoration, unadorned, adorned, adornment, adores